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WEIR
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Dictionary entry overview: What does weir mean?
• WEIR (noun)
The noun WEIR has 2 senses:
1. a low dam built across a stream to raise its level or divert its flow
2. a fence or wattle built across a stream to catch or retain fish
Familiarity information: WEIR used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A low dam built across a stream to raise its level or divert its flow
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("weir" is a kind of...):
dam; dike; dyke (a barrier constructed to contain the flow of water or to keep out the sea)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A fence or wattle built across a stream to catch or retain fish
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("weir" is a kind of...):
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