Weir
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /wɪə̯/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Weir is a noun meaning An adjustable dam placed across a river to regulate the flow of water downstream.
Meaning
An adjustable dam placed across a river to regulate the flow of water downstream.
More Meanings
- A fence placed across a river to catch fish.
- (obsolete) Seaweed.
Example Sentences
The weir catch of mackerel at Monomoy and along Cape Cod has been a failure.
The Taff is naturally a good salmon river, the Ely a sea trout river, but what with weirs and pollusions the fish have been pretty well exterminated.
The weir must not represent a physical barrier to fish migration, both locally and throughout the whole river system. If necessary, a fishway is included in the weir.
A walkway over the weir is likely to be useful for the removal of floating debris trapped by the weir, or for working staunches and sluices on it as the rate of flow changes.
Word Forms
- weirs
Related Words
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