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堰堤えん堤
えんてい
1. [n]
▶ dam
▶ weir



History:
2. A 2012-05-06 02:01:32  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
1. A* 2012-05-05 11:39:13  Nils Roland Barth <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
GG5 daijr koj (+en:WP defn of dike)
  Comments:
Fix definition from “dike/dyke” (parallel to river) to “dam” (across river) (defns as per en:WP).
GG5 gives “a dam; a weir”, and both daijr and koj state 横断 (across) and ダム – this is a structure across a river (or valley) to prevent or regulate flow.
(Saw today on a weir.)
  Diff:
@@ -15,1 +15,1 @@
-<gloss>dike</gloss>
+<gloss>dam</gloss>

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