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They were first opened to admit the ship, and then closed to impound the water that flows up through the bottom of the lock.
THE PANAMA CANALFREDERIC JENNINGS HASKINThese cows he used to impound, and had great trouble in the matter.
THE CHRONICLE OF JOCELIN OF BRAKELOND: A PICTURE OF MONASTIC LIFE IN THE DAYS OF ABBOT SAMSONJOCELIN DE BRAKELONDIn this case the game is the caribou or reindeer, but no rope fence would serve to impound these.
THE HUNTERS' FEASTMAYNE REIDIt can be shown that the area of the reservoir necessary to impound water enough to produce 100 horse-power would be 40 acres.
THE STORY OF THE HEAVENSROBERT STAWELL BALLBefore such a dredge is launched, a dam is built across the gulch to impound sufficient water.
THE A B C OF MININGCHARLES A. BRAMBLEHere a marshland along the Mouse River has been purchased and a large dam constructed to impound a lake 26 m. long.
NORTH DAKOTAVARIOUSAnd when next ye seek to impound me, come in force, sir–come in force!
WITH ETHAN ALLEN AT TICONDEROGAW. BERT FOSTERI resolved to impound the waters of my spring in the ravine and keep fish at last—without salt—to my heart's content.
THE AMATEUR GARDENGEORGE W. CABLEIt is now under construction, and when completed will impound an area of 1,115 acres.
SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN SUPPLEMENT, NO. 595, MAY 28, 1887VARIOUSAt a paltry price of labour I could impound twenty million gallons of water.
THE JACKET (THE STAR-ROVER)JACK LONDONWORDS RELATED TO IMPOUND
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- blockade
- bound
- box up
- cage
- circle
- circumscribe
- close in
- confine
- coop
- corral
- cover
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- hedge
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- imbue
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- include
- induct
- insert
- intern
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- limit
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- mew
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- pen
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- set apart
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- veil
- wall in
- wrap
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- veils
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