"dam break" meaning in English

See dam break in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: dam breaks [plural]
Etymology: From dam + break. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|dam|break}} dam + break Head templates: {{en-noun}} dam break (plural dam breaks)
  1. dam failure
    Sense id: en-dam_break-en-noun-3XK3TvHE Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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