weir
barrier across a river designed to alter its flow characteristics
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weir
Summary
weir has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[1]
Key Facts
- weir is a type of diversion dam[2].
- weir is a type of barrier structure[3].
- weir's Commons category is recorded as Weirs[4].
- weir's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Weirs[5].
- weir's OpenStreetMap tag is recorded as waterway=weir[6].
- weir's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[7].
- weir's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[8].
- weir's different from is recorded as sluice[9].
- weir's studied by is recorded as river morphology[10].
- weir's studied by is recorded as river engineering[11].
- weir's exact match is recorded as http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_00000535[12].
- weir's associated hazard is recorded as drowning[13].
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Definition and Type
Recorded subclass of include diversion dam[2] and barrier structure[3].
Why It Matters
weir has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[1] weir is known by 17 alternative names across languages and contexts.[14]