weir
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O'Dwyer deferred to Lloyd as the company owner to decide the final route but raised valid concerns, such as the drop over the weir.
From BBC ● Jun. 5, 2026
He said there was a plan to get out of the water ahead of the weir but the force of the water meant she and the others were carried over it.
From BBC ● Jun. 5, 2026
The court was also shown photos of a weir the group was trying to navigate.
From BBC ● Jun. 5, 2026
At the sentencing in April 2025, Stacey said the group "fell down the face of the weir" in no more than 20 seconds.
From BBC ● Jun. 5, 2026
The force that carried her out was as smooth and powerful as water pouring over a weir; the particles of Dust were streaming along as if they, too, were pouring over some invisible edge.
From "The Amber Spyglass" by Philip Pullman
Often the barriers are small culverts or weirs that are redundant and could be removed, said Dr Janina Gray, head of science at environment charity WildFish.
From BBC ● Mar. 24, 2026
The study found the highest levels of genetic isolation in rivers that were both polluted with metal and affected by physical barriers such as dams and weirs.
From Science Daily ● May 30, 2024
The restoration of riverside forests, natural meanders in waterways and weirs in the mountains would all help diminish flooding, he said.
From Reuters ● Nov. 21, 2023
For example, to harvest fish sustainably, the Passamaquoddy have begun to redeploy traditional fish weirs.
From Science Magazine ● Oct. 25, 2023
Crisscrossing the savanna are networks of earthen fish weirs: interconnected low berms that change direction, zigzag-style, every thirty to a hundred feet.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
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