redam

English

Etymology

re- + dam

Verb

redam (third-person singular simple present redams, present participle redamming, simple past and past participle redammed)

  1. (transitive) To dam again.
    • 1994, Ruth Patrick, Rivers of the United States, Estuaries, page 138:
      The next series of high tides or large waves will tend to rebuild the berm and redam the stream. Ultimately, increased runoff due to fall or winter rains will raise the stream level to the point where it breaks through.

Anagrams

Galician

Verb

redam

  1. (reintegrationist norm) third-person plural present indicative of redar

Portuguese

Verb

redam

  1. third-person plural present indicative of redar
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