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Hoover Dam

British

noun

Former name (1933–47): Boulder Dam. a dam in the western US, on the Colorado River on the border between Nevada and Arizona; forms Lake Mead. Height: 222 m (727 ft). Length: 354 m (1180 ft)

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Its two gigawatts of computing firepower will rival the electricity produced by the Hoover Dam.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 19, 2025

The Hoover Dam was completed in five years—two years ahead of schedule.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 13, 2025

The colossal Hoover Dam, along the Nevada–Arizona border, transformed 1.5 million acres of scrub into farmland—and tamed the flood-prone Colorado River too.

From Slate • Aug. 28, 2024

Ortega said the $8-billion project, as well as other investments the district is pursuing, will “pass the test of time as the Hoover Dam of our time.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2024

It seemed like cruel fate that we’d come to Hoover Dam, one of Annabeth’s personal favorites, and she wasn’t here to see it.

From "The Titan's Curse" by Rick Riordan

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