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weir

noun as in dam

noun as in waterfall

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On Monday the court heard Kane's post-mortem examination confirmed he had died from drowning after going into freezing water at a river with rock weirs and deep pools, where he became trapped by the current.

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At 08:56, kneeling on her SUP, Lloyd slid down the fish pass in the centre of the weir and was swept quickly downriver.

From BBC

On Tuesday, the court was shown photos of a weir the group was trying to navigate.

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"Of the eight individuals who went over the weir that day only four survived," he said.

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It added "the river was running fast and the weir was in an extremely hazardous condition", and three of the participants became trapped after being pulled over the top of the Haverfordwest Town Weir.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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