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woodjam

woodjam noun: an accumulation of wood and debris from vegetation that slows the flow of a river or stream.

Noun

woodjam (plural woodjams)

  1. An accumulation of wood and debris from vegetation that slows the flow of a river or stream.
    • Straining against the last light, I finally got it tied on and tossed it out to the top of the woodjam.1977, Harmon Henkin, The Complete Fisherman's Catalog, page 65
    • […] to treat potential chronic and catastrophic sedimentation problems caused by forest roads, restore riparian areas and re-establish large woodjams at ecologically appropriate sites.1993, Robert Doppelt, Mary Scurlock, Entering the Watershed, page 67

Forms of woodjam

pluralwoodjams

Origin of woodjam

From wood + jam.

Questions about woodjam

What does woodjam mean?
Woodjam means an accumulation of wood and debris from vegetation that slows the flow of a river or stream.
What part of speech is woodjam?
Woodjam is a noun.
What is the plural of woodjam?
The plural of woodjam is woodjams.

Words near woodjam in the dictionary

  1. wooding
  2. Woodingdean
  3. Woodings
  4. Woodins
  5. woodish
  6. woodjam
  7. woodjams
  8. woodkern
  9. woodkerns
  10. Woodkirk
  11. woodknacker

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