Vocab Info
A2 Noun
堰dam, weir, barrier, sluice
Dictionary Definition
Noun
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dam, weir, barrier, sluice
All Forms
堰 【せき】、堰 【いせき】、堰 【い】、井堰 【いせき】
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堰が川の流水を堰き止めています。
The dam is blocking the flow of the river. {dam, weir, barrier, sluice}
水量や流量を調節するために堰を設ける。
A weir is installed to regulate the volume and flow of water. {dam, weir, barrier, sluice}
川の途中や流出口には、よく堰が設けられています。
Dams or weirs are often installed in the middle of the river and at the outflow. {dam, weir, barrier, sluice}
堰がなかったせいでその川の増水を止められなかったのです。
Because there was no dam, we couldn't stop the river from flooding. {dam, weir, barrier, sluice}
もしも堰がなかったら、流量を調節できずに川が氾濫していただろう。
If there was no dam, we would not have been able to regulate the flow, and the river would have flooded. {dam, weir, barrier, sluice}
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