Words ending with dam
3 letter words ending with dam
- dam — A dam is a wall that is built across a river in order to stop the water flowing and to make a lake.
- air dam — any device, such as a spoiler, that reduces air resistance and increases the stability of a car, aircraft, etc
- arch dam — a dam that is curved in the horizontal plane and usually built of concrete, in which the horizontal thrust is taken by abutments in the sides of a valley. Arch dams must be built on solid rock, as a yielding material would cause a failure
- aswan dam — a dam on the Nile built in 1902 and twice raised in height; now replaced by the Aswan High Dam
- aswan high dam — a dam on the Nile forming a reservoir (Lake Nasser) extending 480 km (300 miles) from the First to the Third Cataracts: opened in 1971, it was built 6 km (4 miles) upstream from the old Aswan Dam (built in 1902 and twice raised). Height of dam: 109 m (365 ft)
4 letter words ending with dam
- adam — the first man, created by God: the progenitor of the human race (Genesis 2–3)
- edam — a mild, hard, yellow cheese, produced in a round shape and coated with red wax.
- not know someone from adam — to have no knowledge of or acquaintance with someone
- old adam — (in Christian theology) human nature lacking in grace; humans in their unredeemed state.
- osborne, adam — Adam Osborne
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- amsterdam — the commercial capital of the Netherlands, a major industrial centre and port on the IJsselmeer, connected with the North Sea by canal: built on about 100 islands within a network of canals. Pop: 737 000 (2003 est)
- cofferdam — a watertight structure, usually of sheet piling, that encloses an area under water, pumped dry to enable construction work to be carried out. Below a certain depth a caisson is required
- commendam — the temporary holding of an ecclesiastical benefice
- rotterdam — a seaport in SW Netherlands.
- new amsterdam — a Dutch colony in North America (1613–64), comprising the area along the Hudson River and the lower Delaware River. By 1669 all of the land comprising this colony was taken over by England. Capital: New Amsterdam.
10 letter words ending with dam
- swammerdam — Jan [yahn] /yɑn/ (Show IPA), 1637–80, Dutch anatomist and entomologist.
- tarmacadam — a paving material consisting of coarse crushed stone covered with a mixture of tar and bitumen.
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