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Meaning of "milldam" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF MILLDAM

milldam  [ˈmɪlˌdæm] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF MILLDAM

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Milldam is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES MILLDAM MEAN IN ENGLISH?

milldam

Milldam

A mill dam or milldam is a dam constructed on a waterway to create a mill pond. Water passing through a dam's spillway is used to turn a water wheel and provide energy to the many varieties of watermill. By raising the water level so that the overflow has farther to fall, a milldam increases the potential energy that a mill can harness and use for various tasks.

Definition of milldam in the English dictionary

The definition of milldam in the dictionary is a dam built in a stream to raise the water level sufficiently for it to turn a millwheel.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH MILLDAM


Amsterdam
ˌæmstəˈdæm
bedamn
bɪˈdæm
cofferdam
ˈkɒfəˌdæm
commendam
kəˈmɛndæm
dam
dæm
damn
dæm
Edam
ˈiːdæm
goddam
ˈɡɒdæm
goddamn
ˈɡɒdˈdæm
land-damne
ˈlændˌdæm
mesdames
ˈmeɪˌdæm
Potsdam
ˈpɒtsdæm
quidam
ˈkwiːdæm
quondam
ˈkwɒndæm
Rotterdam
ˈrɒtəˌdæm
undam
ʌnˈdæm

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE MILLDAM

mill wheel
mill worker
mill-rind
millable
millage
Millais
Millau Bridge
Millay
millboard
millcake
milled
millefeuille
millefiori
millefleur
millefleurs
millenarian
millenarianism
millenaries
millenarism
millenary

WORDS THAT END LIKE MILLDAM

Adam
air dam
arch dam
beldam
bemadam
grandam
gravity dam
macadam
madam
muqaddam
New Amsterdam
not know someone from Adam
Schiedam
tarmacadam
the madam
the old Adam
Villiers de l´Isle Adam
Zaandam

Synonyms and antonyms of milldam in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «milldam» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF MILLDAM

Find out the translation of milldam to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of milldam from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «milldam» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

milldam
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Milldam
570 millions of speakers

English

milldam
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

milldam
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

milldam
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

milldam
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

milldam
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

milldam
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Milldam
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Milldam
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Mühlendamm
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

milldam
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

milldam
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Milldam
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

milldam
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

milldam
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

मिलडॅम
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

değirmen barajı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

milldam
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

milldam
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

milldam
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

milldam
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

milldam
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

milldam
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

milldam
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

milldam
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of milldam

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «MILLDAM»

The term «milldam» is used very little and occupies the 161.443 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «MILLDAM» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about milldam

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MILLDAM»

Discover the use of milldam in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to milldam and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Forges Du Saint-Maurice: Beginnings of the Iron and ...
Elsewhere, Vezin gives the impression, although not a very clear one, that in October of the same year he had solved the problem of the lower forge "by raising its milldam and forebays, at little expense.""" Moreover, in the fall of 1741, Estebe, ...
Roch Samson, 1998
2
The laws relating to salmon fisheries in Great Britain: ...
In addition to the foregoing advertisements, the commissioners, at least fourteen clear days before entering upon an inquiry as to the legality of any fishing weir, fishing milldam, or fixed engine, shall serve a notice on the owner or one of the ...
Thomas Baker, Great Britain, 1866
3
Wisconsin Statutes, 1923
The amount recovered shall constitute a first lien upon the milldam and upon the mill, if any, and such lien may be enforced by execution sale of the property aliected. In every such action the amount paid or secured to be paid under prior laws ...
Wisconsin, Eugene Edward Brossard, 1923
4
Soil survey
142 — Tenwalter-Milldam complex, 0 to 3 percent slopes Composition Tenwalter soil: 60 percent Millcreek soil: 30 percent Contrasting inclusions: 1 0 percent Setting Landscape position: Tenwalter— scablands of patterned ground; Milldam  ...
United States Bureau of Chemistry and Soils, United States. Bureau of Plant Industry, United States. Bureau of Plant Industry, Soils, and Agricultural Engineering, 1998
5
Wisconsin Statutes and Annotations
The amount recovered shall constitute a first lien upon the milldam and upon the mill, if any, and such lien may be enforced by execution sale of the property atfected. In every such action the amount paid or secured to be paid under prior laws ...
Wisconsin, 1923
6
The Law of Waters and Water Rights: International, National, ...
market value of the land immediately before and after the erection of the milldam. 16 Opinion evidence is admissible upon the question of injury done to land by flowage from a milldam.17 The damages must be assessed upon the basis of an  ...
Henry P. Farnham, 2013
7
The Laws of Wisconsin
The amount recovered shall constitute a first lien upon the milldam and upon the mill, if any, and such lien may be enforced by execution sale of the property affected. In every such action the amount paid or secured to be paid under prior laws ...
Wisconsin, 1917
8
Planning Appeal: The Doublet, Milldam Road, Faifley, ...
Appeal regarding change of use from shop to licensed betting office.
Great Britain. Scottish Office Inquiry Reporters, 1985
9
Wisconsin Statutes. 1919: Embracing All General Statutes in ...
A license is hereby granted to each owner of any such milldani now in existence and use, and to each owner of any such milldam hereafter constructed, to maintain and use the same to operate mills or machinery, or for any other lawful private ...
Wisconsin, Lyman Junius Nash, Arthur Frederick Belitz, 1919
10
Reports of Cases Decide in the Supreme Court of the State of ...
The act in this jurisdiction provides that if the milldam owner desires to raise the height of the dam he must proceed by a petition for an assessment of damages caused by such raise, and that, if suits nave been commenced prior to such ...
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10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MILLDAM»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term milldam is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Acton police log, July 6 to 12
6:44 p.m.: Police responded for a complaint of teens having a party on Milldam Road. Police advised the noise level was not disruptive. «Wicked Local Acton, Jul 15»
2
Inside Burlington, Vermont's Amazing, Successful Project To Go 100 …
Companies could refurbish an old milldam, install a wind turbine, or build a biomass plant, and get in on the electricity market. And that meant ... «Co.Exist, Jun 15»
3
NS: Work to start on St. Benoni Bridge in June
Belliveau says the bridge has been in the community since 1909 and before that a wooden bridge ran across the top of a milldam at the site. «Daily Business Buzz, May 15»
4
Work to start on St. Benoni Bridge in June
... says a steel bridge has allowed traffic over the Meteghan River since 1909 and before that a wooden bridge ran across the top of a milldam. «Digby Courier, May 15»
5
Making noise for the Thunder Bridge of St. Benoni
Belliveau says the bridge has been in the community since 1909 and before that a wooden bridge ran across the top of a milldam at the site. «Digby Courier, Apr 15»
6
Donegal in Pennsylvania: chain emigration and the American Civil …
Having decided to abandon the idea of settling on the frontier, he instead got work on a nearby milldam. By 1808 he was back in the linen ... «IrishCentral, Feb 15»
7
PR Updates From Around the World for the Week of February 16th
Milldam Public Relations announced the formal launch of its Outreach Division. Article. People Making Good PR announced the promotion of ... «Business Wire, Feb 15»
8
PR Rundown, 2.11.2015: APCO Worldwide, PadillaCRT, Inforpress
CONCORD, MA: Milldam Public Relations has launched an outreach division that will offer clients targeted phone, email, and social media ... «PRWeek, Feb 15»
9
Revolutionary change
We were able to learn a lot about early milldam construction by ... It is a wonderful example of 18th century milldam construction -- one of the ... «UD Daily, Jan 15»
10
Maryland open houses Jan. 24-25
3158 Elmmede Rd 1 pm to 3 pm $599,900. 21043. 8505 Milldam Ct 1 pm to 3 pm $645,000. 2406 Westchester Ave 1 pm to 3 pm $399,000. «Washington Post, Jan 15»

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