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weir |
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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