Damming

/ˈdæmɪŋ/ noun, verb

noun, verb ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The installation of a dam (structure to block flow).
Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of dam form-of, gerund, participle, present

Example

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"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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