GRAND COULEE DAM

Meaning of GRAND COULEE DAM in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ geographical name ]

dam NE central Washington in Columbia River — see franklin d. roosevelt lake

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GRAND COULEE DAM — geographical name dam NE central Washington in Columbia River
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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 …
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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 …
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GRAND — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) Grand Falls Grand Alliance War of the Grand Banks Grand Canal Grand Canyon Grand …
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DAM — I Barrier built across a stream, river, or estuary to conserve water for such uses as human consumption, irrigation, flood …
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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 : …
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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, …
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GRAND — (superl.) Great in size, and fine or imposing in appearance or impression; illustrious, dignifled, or noble (said of persons); majestic, …
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DAM — (v. t.) To obstruct or restrain the flow of, by a dam; to confine by constructing a dam, as a …
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COULEE — (n.) a stream of lava. Also, in the Western United States, the bed of a stream, even if dry, when …
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COULEE — (n.) A stream
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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 …
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COULEE — ( n. ) A stream
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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 …
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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 …
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DAM — I. ˈdam noun Etymology: Middle English dam, dame lady, dam — more at dame Date: 13th century : the female …
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COULEE — noun Etymology: Canadian French coulée, from French, flowing, flow of lava, from couler to flow, from Old French, from Latin …
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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, …
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COULEE — noun a stream. 2. coulee ·noun a stream of lava. also, in the western united states, the bed of a …
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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 …
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COULEE — [cou.lee] n [CanF coulee, fr. F, flowing, flow of lava, fr. couler to flow, fr. OF, fr. L colare to …
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DAM — barrier built across a stream, river, or estuary to confine and check the flow of water for such uses as …
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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. …
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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 …
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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 …
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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, …
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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, …
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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
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