gravity dam
gravity dam noun: an impoundment dam that is wider at the base than at the top, and which uses the massive weight of the dam's mass to withstand the force of water being stored behind the dam in its reservoir.
Noun
gravity dam (plural gravity dams)
- An impoundment dam that is wider at the base than at the top, and which uses the massive weight of the dam's mass to withstand the force of water being stored behind the dam in its reservoir.
gravity dam meaning in Tamil and Kannada
gravity dam in Tamil
- எடை ஈர்ப்பு அணை
gravity dam in Kannada
- ಗುರುತ್ವ ಕಟ್ಟೆ
Forms of gravity dam
| plural | gravity dams |
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Origin of gravity dam
From gravity + dam. From using the weight of the dam to withstand the force of water being impounded.
Questions about gravity dam
- What does gravity dam mean?
- Gravity dam means an impoundment dam that is wider at the base than at the top, and which uses the massive weight of the dam's mass to withstand the force of water being stored behind the dam in its reservoir.
- What is gravity dam in Tamil?
- Gravity dam in Tamil is எடை ஈர்ப்பு அணை. See Gravity dam meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is gravity dam?
- Gravity dam is a noun.
- What is the plural of gravity dam?
- The plural of gravity dam is gravity dams.
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Adapted from Wiktionary: gravity dam (page history and authors); gravity dam (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); gravity dam (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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