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What "dam" is the term used for a barrier built to keep away water from an area that is normally submerged?

2006-09-10 23:38:18 · 10 answers · asked by ammu 1 in Entertainment & Music Jokes & Riddles

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levee or dike

2006-09-10 23:40:12 · answer #1 · answered by Catmmo 4 · 0 0

Dam

n 1: a barrier constructed to contain the flow of water or to keep out the sea [syn: dike, dyke, levee] 2: a metric unit of length equal to ten meters [syn: decameter, dekameter, decametre, dekametre, dkm] 3: female parent of an animal especially domestic livestock v : obstruct with, or as if with, a dam; "dam the gorges of the Yangtse River" [syn: dam up]

2006-09-10 23:59:40 · answer #2 · answered by ~♥Andrea♥~ 3 · 0 0

Dam is a barrier and damn is a swear word.

2006-09-10 23:40:14 · answer #3 · answered by ? 7 · 0 0

Levees or Dikes

2006-09-10 23:41:32 · answer #4 · answered by georgestrait66 3 · 0 0

A dam you've basically answered your own question

2006-09-10 23:40:40 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

Cofferdam.

2006-09-11 06:42:54 · answer #6 · answered by jfmm 7 · 0 0

levee

2006-09-10 23:44:33 · answer #7 · answered by nana_bad_ass 3 · 0 0

a levee.

2006-09-10 23:41:55 · answer #8 · answered by pebbles 2 · 0 0

Dyke

2006-09-10 23:39:39 · answer #9 · answered by Bebe 4 · 0 0

dammit

2006-09-10 23:42:09 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

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