3  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Weir  \Weir\  (w[=e]r),  Wear  \Wear\,n.  [OE.  wer,  AS  wer;  akin  to 
  G.  wehr,  AS  werian  to  defend,  protect,  hinder,  G.  wehren 
  Goth.  warjan  and  perhaps  to  E.  wary;  or  cf  Skr.  v[.r]  to 
  check,  hinder.  [root]142.  Cf  {Garret}.] 
  1.  A  dam  in  a  river  to  stop  and  raise  the  water,  for  the 
  purpose  of  conducting  it  to  a  mill,  forming  a  fish  pond, 
  or  the  like 
 
  2.  A  fence  of  stakes,  brushwood,  or  the  like  set  in  a 
  stream,  tideway,  or  inlet  of  the  sea,  for  taking  fish. 
 
  3.  A  long  notch  with  a  horizontal  edge,  as  in  the  top  of  a 
  vertical  plate  or  plank,  through  which  water  flows,  -- 
  used  in  measuring  the  quantity  of  flowing  water. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  weir 
  n  1:  a  low  dam  built  across  a  stream  to  raise  its  level  or  divert 
  its  flow 
  2:  a  fence  or  wattle  built  across  a  stream  to  catch  or  retain 
  fish 
 
  From  U.S.  Gazetteer  (1990)  [gazetteer]: 
 
  Weir,  KS  (city,  FIPS  76350) 
  Location:  37.30957  N,  94.77568  W 
  Population  (1990):  730  (317  housing  units) 
  Area:  2.7  sq  km  (land),  0.0  sq  km  (water) 
  Weir,  MS  (town,  FIPS  78520) 
  Location:  33.26330  N,  89.28937  W 
  Population  (1990):  525  (196  housing  units) 
  Area:  2.7  sq  km  (land),  0.0  sq  km  (water) 
  Zip  code(s):  39772 
  Weir,  TX  (town,  FIPS  77056) 
  Location:  30.67327  N,  97.59116  W 
  Population  (1990):  220  (92  housing  units) 
  Area:  4.1  sq  km  (land),  0.0  sq  km  (water) 

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