American English pronunciation

How to pronounce dam

IPA transcription: ['dæm]

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Noun

  • a barrier constructed to contain the flow of water or to keep out the sea

  • a metric unit of length equal to ten meters

  • female parent of an animal especially domestic livestock

Verb

  • obstruct with, or as if with, a dam

    “dam the gorges of the Yangtse River”