Brazil is the largest coffee producer in the world. Each year Brazil exports more than 44 million bags of coffee. Vietnam follows at exporting over 27 million bags each year.
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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