milldam

[ mil-dam ]

noun

1. a dam built in a stream to furnish a head of water for turning a mill wheel.

milldam

/ ˈmɪlˌdæm /

noun

1. a dam built in a stream to raise the water level sufficiently for it to turn a millwheel

Word History and Origins

Origin of milldam¹

Middle English word dating back to 1150–1200; mill ¹, dam ¹

Example Sentences

Say, Jack, isn't that the name of the man who took the old Grimes farm up at the milldam?

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Night found the army encamped on the east bank of Pine creek, above the site of the old Brier milldam.

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In this is the Milldam Fall, a ledge about fourteen feet high, over which the waters make a uniform flow all across the ravine.

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For two hundred years the water has rippled over the sill on which once firmly set the gate to the old milldam.

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Related Words

• bank
• barrier
• dike
• ditch
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