Dam
A dam is a barrier that impounds water or underground streams. Reservoirs created by dams not only suppress floods but also provide water for activities such as irrigation, human consumption, industrial use, aquaculture, and navigability. Hydropower is often used in conjunction with dams to generate electricity. A dam can also be used to collect water or for storage of water which can be evenly distributed between locations. Dams generally serve the primary purpose of retaining water, while other structures such as floodgates or levees (also known as dikes) are used to manage or prevent water flow into specific land regions.
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Dam
A dam is a barrier that impounds water or underground streams. Reservoirs created by dams not only suppress floods but also provide water for activities such as irrigation, human consumption, industrial use, aquaculture, and navigability. Hydropower is often used in conjunction with dams to generate electricity. A dam can also be used to collect water or for storage of water which can be evenly distributed between locations. Dams generally serve the primary purpose of retaining water, while other structures such as floodgates or levees (also known as dikes) are used to manage or prevent water flow into specific land regions.
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A dam is a barrier that impoun ...... in Middle Dutch at that time.
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Een dam is een dwars door een ...... ctie het opwekken van energie.
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Eine Talsperre staut mit einem ...... e Hochwasserentlastungsanlage.
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En ingeniería se denomina pres ...... las centrales hidroeléctricas.
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Uma barragem, açude ou represa ...... ou regularização de um caudal.
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Un barrage est un ouvrage d'ar ...... verselle du terme « barrage ».
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Una diga è uno sbarramento art ...... ambito dell'ingegneria civile.
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Zapora wodna – rodzaj budowli ...... enie: zapór, grobli, śluz itp.
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Плоти́на — гидротехническое со ...... ения и создания водохранилища.
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السد هو إنشاء هندسي يقام فوق و ...... وتحقيق الاستفادة القصوى منها.
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A dam is a barrier that impoun ...... ow into specific land regions.
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Een dam is een dwars door een ...... r. aangelegd door de Romeinen.
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Eine Talsperre staut mit einem ...... e Hochwasserentlastungsanlage.
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En ingeniería se denomina pres ...... para producir energía eléctri
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Uma barragem, açude ou represa ...... ou regularização de um caudal.
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Un barrage est un ouvrage d'ar ...... l s'agit de canaliser un flot.
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Una diga è uno sbarramento art ...... ambito dell'ingegneria civile.
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Zapora wodna – rodzaj budowli ...... enie: zapór, grobli, śluz itp.
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Плоти́на — гидротехническое со ...... ения и создания водохранилища.
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السد هو إنشاء هندسي يقام فوق و ...... وتحقيق الاستفادة القصوى منها.
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Barrage
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Barragem
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Dam (waterkering)
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Dam
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Diga
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Represa
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Talsperre
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Zapora wodna
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Плотина
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سد
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