weir
IPA: wˈɪr
noun
- An adjustable dam placed across a river to regulate the flow of water downstream.
- A fence placed across a river to catch fish.
- (obsolete) Seaweed.
- (countable) A surname.
- A village in Rossendale borough, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD8725).
- A town and municipality in Bharatpur District, Rajasthan, India.
- An unincorporated village in Montcalm, Les Laurentides Regional County Municipality, Quebec, Canada.
- A number of places in the United States:
- A minor city in Cherokee County, Kansas.
- An unincorporated community in Muhlenberg County, Kentucky.
- A town in Choctaw County, Mississippi.
- A minor city in Williamson County, Texas.
- An unincorporated community in Kanawha County, West Virginia.
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Examples of "weir" in Sentences
- The height of the weir may be adjustable.
- The pamphlet shows the height of each weir.
- The miller contributed to the cost of the weir.
- Incombustible residue is discharged from the bed over a weir.
- The moat, the fundament and the weir system are still visible.
- A gasket seals the weir plate to the inside wall of the conduit.
- But, Weir clawed his way to the top of the leaderboard by Friday.
- A sharp crested weir allows the water to fall cleanly away from the weir.
- The weirs are located so as to not obstruct the ship channel of the river.
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