Synonyms & Definition of Weir
From WordNet 2.0 :
Weir
:
(noun)
1: a low dam built across a stream to raise its level or divert its flow
2: a fence or wattle built across a stream to catch or retain fish
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
aboideau
,
air lock
,
arch dam
,
avenue
,
backstop
,
bamboo curtain
,
bank
,
bar
,
barrage
,
barrier
,
bear-trap dam
,
beaver dam
,
blowhole
,
boom
,
breakwater
,
breastwork
,
brick wall
,
buffer
,
bulkhead
,
bulwark
,
channel
,
chute
,
cofferdam
,
dam
,
debouch
,
defense
,
dike
,
ditch
,
dock gate
,
door
,
earthwork
,
egress
,
embankment
,
emunctory
,
escape
,
estuary
,
exhaust
,
exit
,
fence
,
flood-hatch
,
floodgate
,
flume
,
gate
,
gravity dam
,
groin
,
head gate
,
hydraulic-fill dam
,
iron curtain
,
jam
,
jetty
,
leaping weir
,
levee
,
lock
,
lock gate
,
logjam
,
loophole
,
milldam
,
moat
,
mole
,
mound
,
opening
,
out
,
outcome
,
outfall
,
outgate
,
outgo
,
outlet
,
parapet
,
penstock
,
pore
,
port
,
portcullis
,
rampart
,
roadblock
,
rock-fill dam
,
sally port
,
seawall
,
shutter dam
,
sluice
,
sluice gate
,
spiracle
,
spout
,
stone wall
,
tap
,
tide gate
,
vent
,
ventage
,
venthole
,
vomitory
,
wall
,
water gate
,
way out
,
wicket dam
,
work
,
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