a barrier constructed to contain the flow of water or to keep out the sea

[ Syn: dike , dyke ]

a metric unit of length equal to ten meters

[ Syn: decameter , dekameter , decametre , dekametre , dkm ]

female parent of an animal especially domestic livestock

obstruct with, or as if with, a dam; dam the gorges of the Yangtse River

[ Syn: dam up ]