Read full poem →Whose milkless mothers butted them,
Or who were orphaned of their dams.
The lambs athirst for mother's milk
Dictionary Entry
A structure placed across a flowing body of water to stop the flow or part of the flow, generally for purposes such as retaining or diverting some of the water or retarding the release of accumulated water to avoid abrupt flooding.
In a Sentence
“A dam is often an essential source of water to farmers of hilly country.”
Origin
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Common Phrases
. damsdams largedams earthdams beaverdams hydroelectric
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Poetry examples for “dams”
Excerpts from the ReadingWillow English Library collection.
Read full poem →1404 Franklin .... GL encort-1-9040
dams Chas H r
Read full poem →jams Betty Ware 2133Derby(8) . .AShbery 3-10158
dams Bros Beer Distrs 541£12th.. TEmplbr 4-9881
Hams Burton E-MD 215EstudilloAv(S)
Read full poem →15262 Hesperian Bivd Sn Lornzo.LO ckhavn 9-8020
dams W L r 1166 Grace(St)... . .LO ckhavn 9-0917
dams WS r 1209 Oakland AvP)... .PIl edmt 5-4814