GRAND COULEE DAM

Meaning of GRAND COULEE DAM in English

geographical name dam NE central Washington in Columbia River

Merriam Webster. Explanatory English dictionary Merriam Webster. Толковый словарь английского языка Мерриам-Уэбстер. 2012

GRAND COULEE DAM — dam NE central Washington in Columbia River — see franklin d. roosevelt lake
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
GRAND COULEE DAM — Function: geographical name dam NE cen Wash. in Columbia River ― see FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT LAKE
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
GRAND COULEE DAM — gravity dam on the Columbia River in the state of Washington, U.S. It was originally a project of the Federal …
Britannica English vocabulary
GRAND COULEE DAM — a large dam on the Columbia River in the US state of Washington . It was completed in 1942 and …
Oxford Guide to British and American Culture English vocabulary
GRAND COULEE DAM — плотина Гранд-Кули Бетонная плотина на р. Колумбия [Columbia River] в штате Вашингтон, одна из крупнейших в мире. Длина 1311 м, высота …
GRAND COULEE DAM — плотина Гранд-Кули Бетонная плотина на р. Колумбия [Columbia River] в штате Вашингтон, одна из крупнейших в мире. Длина 1311 м, …
COULEE — noun Etymology: Canadian French coulée, from French, flowing, flow of lava, from couler to flow, from Old French, from Latin …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
GRAND — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) Grand Falls Grand Alliance War of the Grand Banks Grand Canal Grand Canyon Grand …
Английский словарь Британика
DAM — I Barrier built across a stream, river, or estuary to conserve water for such uses as human consumption, irrigation, flood …
Английский словарь Британика
GRAND
Webster's New International English Dictionary
DAM — I. ˈdam, ˈdaa(ə)m noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English, lady, dam, variant of dame — more at dame : …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
COULÉE — küˈlā, ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun ( -s ) Etymology: French, short for écriture coulée, literally, flowing writing, from écriture writing + coulée, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
COULEE — ˈkülē, -li sometimes küˈlā or ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun ( -s ) Etymology: Canadian French coulée, from French, flowing, flow of lava, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
GRAND — (superl.) Having higher rank or more dignity, size, or importance than other persons or things of the same name; as, …
Английский словарь Webster
GRAND — (superl.) Great in size, and fine or imposing in appearance or impression; illustrious, dignifled, or noble (said of persons); majestic, …
Английский словарь Webster
DAM — (v. t.) To obstruct or restrain the flow of, by a dam; to confine by constructing a dam, as a …
Английский словарь Webster
COULEE — (n.) a stream of lava. Also, in the Western United States, the bed of a stream, even if dry, when …
Английский словарь Webster
COULEE — (n.) A stream
Английский словарь Webster
GRAND — ( superl. ) Great in size, and fine or imposing in appearance or impression; illustrious, dignifled, or noble (said of …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
COULEE — ( n. ) a stream of lava. Also, in the Western United States, the bed of a stream, even if …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
COULEE — ( n. ) A stream
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
GRAND — — grandly , adv. — grandness , n. /grand/ , adj., grander, grandest , n. , pl. grands for 13, …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
DAM — dam 1 /dam/ , n. , v. , dammed, damming . n. 1. a barrier to obstruct the flow of …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
COULEE — /kooh"lee/ , n. 1. Chiefly Western U.S. and Western Canada. a deep ravine or gulch, usually dry, that has been …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
COULEE — n. ravine, gorge
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
GRAND — I. ˈgrand adjective Etymology: Anglo-French grant, grand, large, great, grand, from Latin grandis Date: 1548 1. a. : having more …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
DAM — I. ˈdam noun Etymology: Middle English dam, dame lady, dam — more at dame Date: 13th century : the female …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
COULEE — noun Etymology: Canadian French coulée, from French, flowing, flow of lava, from couler to flow, from Old French, from Latin …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
GRAND — superl of large size or extent; great; extensive; hence, relatively great; greatest; chief; principal; as, a grand mountain; a grand …
Webster English vocab
DAM — noun a kind or crowned piece in the game of draughts. 2. dam ·noun a firebrick wall, or a stone, …
Webster English vocab
COULEE — noun a stream. 2. coulee ·noun a stream of lava. also, in the western united states, the bed of a …
Webster English vocab
COULEE — [ 'ku:li ] ■ noun N. Amer. a deep ravine. Origin C19: from Fr. coulée '(lava) flow'.
Concise Oxford English vocab
GRAND — [grand] adj [MF, large, great, grand, fr. L grandis] (1584) 1 a: having more importance than others: foremost b: having …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
COULEE — [cou.lee] n [CanF coulee, fr. F, flowing, flow of lava, fr. couler to flow, fr. OF, fr. L colare to …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
DAM — barrier built across a stream, river, or estuary to confine and check the flow of water for such uses as …
Britannica English vocabulary
GRAND — grand, Grand BrE AmE ɡrænd —but in French expressions ɡrɒn, ɡrɒ̃ AmE ɡrɑːn —French [ ɡrɑ̃ ] —See also phrases …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
COULEE — coulee BrE AmE ˈkuːl i -eɪ ▷ coulee|s z
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
GRAND — / grænd; NAmE / adjective , noun ■ adjective ( grand·er , grand·est ) 1. impressive and large or important …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DAM — / dæm; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun 1. a barrier that is built across a river in order …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
GRAND — I. ˌgrand piˈano BrE AmE ( also grand ) noun [countable] the type of large piano often used in concerts, …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
DAM — I. dam 1 /dæm/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Date: 1300-1400 ; Language: Middle Dutch ] 1 . a special …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
GRAND — adj. & n. --adj. 1 a splendid, magnificent, imposing, dignified. b solemn or lofty in conception, execution, or expression; noble. …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
GRAND — adj. & n. adj. 1 a splendid, magnificent, imposing, dignified. b solemn or lofty in conception, execution, or expression; noble. …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
COULÉE — n. Geol. 1 a solidified lava-flow. 2 US a deep ravine. [ F, fem. past part. of couler flow, f. …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
GRAND — adj. & n. --adj. 1. a splendid, magnificent, imposing, dignified. b solemn or lofty in conception, execution, or expression; noble. …
Oxford English vocab
GRAND — ( grander, grandest, grands) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. Note: The form …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DAM — ( dams, damming, dammed) 1. A dam is a wall that is built across a river in order to stop …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
GRAND
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
DAM — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADJECTIVE big ▪ A previous California resources secretary proposed building bigger dams on California's …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
GRAND — (SPLENDID) [adjective] -er, -est - splendid in style and appearance; attracting admiration and attentionThe Palace of Versailles is very grand.We …
Cambridge English vocab
DAM — [verb] [T] -mm-To dam a river is to build a dam across it in order to store the water.They're going …
Cambridge English vocab
DAM — n. Aswan High Dam Hoover Dam Boulder Dam Three Gorges Dam Project
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
DAM — n. Barrier built across a stream, river, or estuary to conserve water for such uses as human consumption, irrigation, flood …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
GRAND — n. Grand Duchy of Luxembourg Grand Falls Grand Alliance War of the Grand Banks Grand Canal Grand Canyon Grand Canyon …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
GRAND — Synonyms and related words : Babylonian, C, C-note, Corinthian, G, G-note, Klavier, M, Steinway, admirable, advantageous, aggrandized, all-inclusive, apotheosized, aristocratic, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
DAM
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
DAM — I. noun ADJECTIVE ▪ hydroelectric VERB + DAM ▪ build , construct ▪ breach ▪ The ~ has been breached …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
GRAND — n. 25B6; adjective a grand hotel : MAGNIFICENT, imposing, impressive, awe-inspiring, splendid, resplendent, majestic, monumental; palatial, stately, large; luxurious, sumptuous, …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
DAM — A structure of earth, rock, or concrete designed to form a basin and hold water back to make a pond, …
Environmental Engineering English vocabulary
COULEE — (1) (Western U.S.) A deep gulch or ravine with sloping sides, often dry in summer. (2) (Louisiana and Southern Mississippi) …
Environmental Engineering English vocabulary
GRAND — adj. 1 large, great, huge, immense, enormous, impressive, imposing, splendid, fine, majestic, stately, lofty, monumental, lavish, magnificent, opulent, luxurious, palatial, …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
COULEE — A dry canyon eroded by Pleistocene floods that cut into the lava beds of the Columbia Plateau in the western …
English Glossary Of Geography
GRAND — 1. прил. 1) а) большой, величественный, грандиозный, великий б) возвышенный, благородный в) важный, знатный; важничающий, исполненный самомнения do the grand …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
DAM
Большой Англо-Русский словарь

Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster

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