dam
Example Sentences
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To get it going again it needs substantial investment, partly to rebuild the destroyed Kakhovka hydro-electric dam that was used to provide cooling water for the plant.
From BBC
Bonham’s colleagues have publicly praised him for overseeing the removal of four dams along the Klamath River, leading to a salmon renaissance in their historic habitat.
From Los Angeles Times
Now with Miriam leaving home—Michael has already graduated and lives in California—the dam is crumbling.
The reservoir of the Amir Kabir dam, one of the largest supplying Iran's capital, is still largely empty despite sporadic winter rainfall following the worst drought in decades, local media reported Wednesday.
From Barron's
A dam is also being built to withhold the water at the site.
From BBC
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