Damming
//ˈdæmɪŋ// noun, verb
noun, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 The installation of a dam (structure to block flow).
Verb
- 1 present participle and gerund of dam form-of, gerund, participle, present
Example
More examples"Lake Erie is known for seiches, especially when strong winds blow from southwest to northeast. In 1844, a 22-foot seiche breached a 14-foot-high sea wall killing 78 people and damming the ice to the extent that Niagara Falls temporarily stopped flowing."
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