"sand dam" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: sand dams [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} sand dam (plural sand dams)
  1. a rainwater harvesting structure of a concrete dam built over a seasonal riverbed, intended to fill with sand which will retain and filter water
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