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Weir

Weir Meaning & Definition
Weir Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Weir?

[n] a low dam built across a stream to raise its level or divert its flow
[n] a fence or wattle built across a stream to catch or retain fish

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See Also | dam | dike | dyke | fence | fencing | levee

Weir In Webster's Dictionary

\Weir\ (w[=e]r), Wear \Wear\,n. [OE. wer, AS. wer; akin to G. wehr, AS. werian to defend, protect, hinder, G. wehren, Goth. warjan; and perhaps to E. wary; or cf. Skr. v[.r] to check, hinder. [root]142. Cf. {Garret}.] 1. A dam in a river to stop and raise the water, for the purpose of conducting it to a mill, forming a fish pond, or the like. 2. A fence of stakes, brushwood, or the like, set in a stream, tideway, or inlet of the sea, for taking fish. 3. A long notch with a horizontal edge, as in the top of a vertical plate or plank, through which water flows, -- used in measuring the quantity of flowing water.

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