"mill dam" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈmɪldam/ [UK] Forms: mill dams [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} mill dam (plural mill dams)
  1. A dam constructed across a river or stream to raise the water level so that it can turn a millwheel; also, the millpond so created. Wikipedia link: mill dam Categories (topical): Buildings and structures Synonyms: milldam, mill-dam Related terms: millpond, millrace Translations (dam constructed in order to create a millpond): banzáu [masculine] (Asturian), воденичен яз (vodeničen jaz) [masculine] (Bulgarian), myllypato (Finnish), banzado [masculine] (Galician), Mühldamm [masculine] (German), damba muilinn [masculine] (Irish), kvarndamm [common-gender] (Swedish)

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