WEIR


Meaning of WEIR in English

[weir] n [ME were, fr. OE wer; akin to ON ver fishing place, OHG werien, werren to defend] (bef. 12c) 1: a fence or enclosure set in a waterway for taking fish

2: a dam in a stream or river to raise the water level or divert its flow

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