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dam
noun as in embankment, wall
Example Sentences
Shortly after 20:00 on 29 October a first message was sent out warning of the imminent risk of a dam being breached.
The dam is now undergoing a retrofit that will raise its crest by 10 feet and fortify the dam for earthquake safety.
As the talks faltered, Washington put its thumb on the scales, suspending aid to Ethiopia, while Trump suggested that Egypt might "blow up" the dam.
Fighting rages on in Donetsk, where the two sides accused each other on Monday of damaging a dam near the Ukrainian-held town of Kurakhove.
He toured the U.S.-Mexico border last December, traveled to Israel this summer and toured a dam and a wildfire burn area in Shasta County in the fall.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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