People build houses, dams, bridges, ships and so on.
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Dams
/dæmz/
Synonyms for "dams" (16 found)
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11 entriesanimal parentbarrierblockadecontrolengineering structureinfrastructureobstructionparentrestrictionstructurewater-management structure
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20 entriesarch dambureaucratic obstaclebuttress damcat damconcrete damcow damdog damearthfill damflood control damgoat damgravity damhorse damhydroelectric damirrigation dammultipurpose dampolicy barrier
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Collocations
11 entriesarch damdam constructiondam projectdam safetyearthfill damflood controlflood control damgravity damhydroelectric damriver barrierwater reservoir
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3 entriesSample sentences
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Muskrats are responsible for the destruction of dams and dikes.
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More than 90% of the world's renewable electricity comes from dams.
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Activists lobbied for the removal of a number of dams, so that natural water flows could be restored to the affected rivers.
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