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weir

–noun

1.	a small dam in a river or stream.

2.	a fence, as of brush or narrow boards, or a net set in a stream, channel, etc., for catching fish.

[Origin: bef. 900; ME were, OE wer, deriv. of root of werian to defend, dam up

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n.

A fence or wattle placed in a stream to catch or retain fish.
A dam placed across a river or canal to raise or divert the water, as for a millrace, or to regulate or measure the flow.

[Middle English were, from Old English wer; see wer-⁴ in Indo-European roots.]

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Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
weir

O.E. wer "dam, fence, enclosure," especially one for catching fish (related to werian "dam up"), from P.Gmc. *warjanan (cf. O.N. ver, O.Fris., M.Du. were, Du. weer, O.H.G. wari, Ger. Wehr "defense, protection," Goth. warjan "to defend, protect"), from PIE *wer- "to cover, shut" (cf. Skt. vatah "enclosure," vrnoti "covers, wraps, shuts;" Lith. uzveriu "to shut, to close;" O.Pers. *pari-varaka "protective;" L. (op)erire "to cover;" O.C.S. vora "sealed, closed," vreti "shut;" O.Ir. feronn "field," prop. "enclosed land").

WordNet - Cite This Source - Share This

weir
noun
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

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
weir [wiə] noun

a dam across a river, with a drop on one side

Arabic:	سَد صَغير، قَنْطَرَة إحْتِجاز
Chinese (Simplified):	堰
Chinese (Traditional):	堰
Czech:	jez
Danish:	dæmning
Dutch:	dam
Estonian:	(pais)tamm
Finnish:	patorakennelma
French:	barrage
German:	das Wehr
Greek:	φράγμα ποταμού
Hungarian:	bukógát
Icelandic:	stíflugarður
Indonesian:	bendungan
Italian:	chiusa, diga

Japanese:	せき
Korean:	둑, 어살
Latvian:	dambis; aizsprosts
Lithuanian:	užtvanka
Norwegian:	demning, dam
Polish:	jaz, tama
Portuguese (Brazil):	represa
Portuguese (Portugal):	açude
Romanian:	baraj
Russian:	плотина
Slovak:	hať, hrádza
Slovenian:	jez
Spanish:	presa
Swedish:	damm, fördämning
Turkish:	dalyan, bent

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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, 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, 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)

U.S. Gazetteer, U.S. Census Bureau

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