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dam failure

dam failure noun: the situation where water breaks through a dam that is supposed to hold it back.

Noun

dam failure (countable and uncountable, plural dam failures)

  1. The situation where water breaks through a dam that is supposed to hold it back.
    Synonyms:
    damburst

dam failure meaning in Arabic and Vietnamese

dam failure in Arabic

Translations
فَشَل السَّدّ fašal as-sadd

dam failure in Vietnamese

Translations
vỡ đập, vỡ đê

Synonyms of dam failure

Forms of dam failure

pluraldam failures

Questions about dam failure

What does dam failure mean?
Dam failure means the situation where water breaks through a dam that is supposed to hold it back.
What is dam failure in Arabic?
Dam failure in Arabic is فَشَل السَّدّ (fašal as-sadd). See Dam failure meaning in Arabic.
What part of speech is dam failure?
Dam failure is a noun.
What is the plural of dam failure?
The plural of dam failure is dam failures.

Words near dam failure in the dictionary

  1. Dalí
  2. Dalíesque
  3. dam
  4. dam break
  5. dam breaks
  6. dam failure
  7. dam failures
  8. dam plate
  9. dam plates
  10. dam up
  11. dam'

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