mill dam

noun

a dam built in a stream to furnish a head of water for turning a mill wheel.

Origin:
1150–1200; Middle English; see mill¹, dam¹

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milldam (ˈmɪlˌdæm)

—n
	a dam built in a stream to raise the water level sufficiently for it to turn a millwheel

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