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weir 音标拼音: [w'ir] n. 堰,鱼梁 堰,鱼梁 weir n 1: a low dam built across a stream to raise its level or divert its flow 2: a fence or wattle built across a stream to catch or retain fishWeir \ Weir\ ( w[= e] r), Wear \ Wear\, n. [ OE. wer, AS. wer; akin to G. wehr, AS. werian to defend, protect, hinder, G. wehren, Goth. warjan; and perhaps to E. wary; or cf. Skr. v[. r] to check, hinder. [ root] 142. Cf. { Garret}.] 1. A dam in a river to stop and raise the water, for the purpose of conducting it to a mill, forming a fish pond, or the like. [ 1913 Webster] 2. A fence of stakes, brushwood, or the like, set in a stream, tideway, or inlet of the sea, for taking fish. [ 1913 Webster] 3. A long notch with a horizontal edge, as in the top of a vertical plate or plank, through which water flows, -- used in measuring the quantity of flowing water. [ 1913 Webster] 94 Moby Thesaurus words for " weir": aboideau, air lock, arch dam, avenue, backstop, bamboo curtain, bank, bar, barrage, barrier, bear- trap dam, beaver dam, blowhole, boom, breakwater, breastwork, brick wall, buffer, bulkhead, bulwark, channel, chute, cofferdam, dam, debouch, defense, dike, ditch, dock gate, door, earthwork, egress, embankment, emunctory, escape, estuary, exhaust, exit, fence, flood- hatch, floodgate, flume, gate, gravity dam, groin, head gate, hydraulic- fill dam, iron curtain, jam, jetty, leaping weir, levee, lock, lock gate, logjam, loophole, milldam, moat, mole, mound, opening, out, outcome, outfall, outgate, outgo, outlet, parapet, penstock, pore, port, portcullis, rampart, roadblock, rock- fill dam, sally port, seawall, shutter dam, sluice, sluice gate, spiracle, spout, stone wall, tap, tide gate, vent, ventage, venthole, vomitory, wall, water gate, way out, wicket dam, workWeir, KS -- U. S. city in Kansas Population ( 2000): 780 Housing Units ( 2000): 352 Land area ( 2000): 1. 046565 sq. miles ( 2. 710591 sq. km) Water area ( 2000): 0. 000000 sq. miles ( 0. 000000 sq. km) Total area ( 2000): 1. 046565 sq. miles ( 2. 710591 sq. km) FIPS code: 76350 Located within: Kansas ( KS), FIPS 20 Location: 37. 308768 N, 94. 774289 W ZIP Codes ( 1990): Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs. Headwords: Weir, KS Weir
Weir, TX -- U. S. city in Texas Population ( 2000): 591 Housing Units ( 2000): 229 Land area ( 2000): 1. 593171 sq. miles ( 4. 126293 sq. km) Water area ( 2000): 0. 000000 sq. miles ( 0. 000000 sq. km) Total area ( 2000): 1. 593171 sq. miles ( 4. 126293 sq. km) FIPS code: 77056 Located within: Texas ( TX), FIPS 48 Location: 30. 675007 N, 97. 587862 W ZIP Codes ( 1990): Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs. Headwords: Weir, TX Weir
Weir, MS -- U. S. town in Mississippi Population ( 2000): 553 Housing Units ( 2000): 234 Land area ( 2000): 1. 050416 sq. miles ( 2. 720566 sq. km) Water area ( 2000): 0. 011427 sq. miles ( 0. 029595 sq. km) Total area ( 2000): 1. 061843 sq. miles ( 2. 750161 sq. km) FIPS code: 78520 Located within: Mississippi ( MS), FIPS 28 Location: 33. 263423 N, 89. 289439 W ZIP Codes ( 1990): 39772 Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs. Headwords: Weir, MS Weir |
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