WEIR

weir

(noun) a low dam built across a stream to raise its level or divert its flow

weir

(noun) a fence or wattle built across a stream to catch or retain fish

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

weir (plural weirs)

An adjustable dam placed across a river to regulate the flow of water downstream.

A fence placed across a river to catch fish.

Coordinate terms

• (adjustable dam): dam, sluice

Anagrams

• Wire, wier, wire

Etymology

Proper noun

Weir

A surname.

A village in Lancashire, England.

Anagrams

• Wire, wier, wire

Source: Wiktionary


Weir, Wear, n. Etym: [OE. wer, AS. wer; akin to G. wehr, AS. werian to defend, protect, hinder, G. wehren, Goth. warjan; and perhaps to E. wary; or cf. Skr. vr to check, hinder. sq. root142. Cf. Garret.]

1. A dam in a river to stop and raise the water, for the purpose of conducting it to a mill, forming a fish pond, or the like.

2. A fence of stakes, brushwood, or the like, set in a stream, tideway, or inlet of the sea, for taking fish.

3. A long notch with a horizontal edge, as in the top of a vertical plate or plank, through which water flows, -- used in measuring the quantity of flowing water.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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