Synonym: dam up, decameter, decametre, dekameter, dekametre, dike, dkm, dyke. Similar words: damn, damage, damping, fundamental. Meaning: [dæm] 
n. 1. a barrier constructed to contain the flow of water or to keep out the sea 2. a metric unit of length equal to ten meters 3. female parent of an animal especially domestic livestock. v. obstruct with, or as if with, a dam.
n. 1. a barrier constructed to contain the flow of water or to keep out the sea 2. a metric unit of length equal to ten meters 3. female parent of an animal especially domestic livestock. v. obstruct with, or as if with, a dam. 
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31. The dam project was originally conceived in 1977.
32. The water deepened after the dam was built.
33. The dam was not strong enough to hold back the flood waters.
34. People came in flocks to see the new hydraulic power station beside the dam.
35. The dam eventually yielded and collapsed under the weight of water.
36. Plans for the dam have been vetoed by the Environmental Protection Agency.
37. Let's forget about it, it's all water over the dam.
38. The best means we should resort to is to build a long dam along the river.
39. The sector dam broke and its water drowned the entire valley.
40. Building a dam here could have unforeseeable consequences for the environment.
41. The building of the dam is going forward without any trouble.
42. It could be argued that a dam might actually increase the risk of flooding.
43. Breaking the dam could submerge downstream cities such as Wuhan.
44. They built dykes and dam to hold back the rising flood waters.
45. The labouring people tried their best to dam the river.
46. Wildlife groups are protesting against the proposal to dam the river.
47. Safety concerns have led them to halt work on the dam.
48. Millions of gallons of water are kept back by the dam.
49. You'd better measure the flow of water over the dam.
50. The Aswan High Dam is on the river Nile in Egypt.
51. Building a dam would be a use of financial resources which this country cannot afford.
52. The dam gave way; it was not strong enough to hold the flood waters.
53. They built a dam along the seashore to retain the seawater.
54. More than 70 people were killed in the floods(sentencedict.com), caused when a dam burst.
55. If the dam breaks it will inundate large parts of the town.
56. In 1987, the government passed a death sentence on the river by granting permission for the new dam.
57. The girl lost her boyfriend, she couldn't dam her feeling.
58. The villagers went at building a dam with a will.
59. The new dam is a major construction project, funded by the government.
60. Construction of the dam is nearly complete.