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dam

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/dæm/

/dæm/

noun

1 baraj countable

Definition (English)

A barrier built across a river to hold back water and form a lake.

Example Sentences

The dam was built to provide electricity to the nearby towns.

Baraj yakındaki kasabalara elektrik sağlamak için inşa edilmişti.
The dam helps control flooding in the valley.

Baraj, vadideki selleri kontrol etmeye yardımcı olur.

Synonyms

barrage barrier

Collocations

build a damhydroelectric damdam burstdam failuredam walldam reservoir

Phrases 3