dam; dike, dyke; weir
~ bobrowa - beaver dam
~ na rzece - river dam
~ powodziowa - flood control dam
~ ziemna - earth dam
~ ziemno skalna - earth and rock dam
1. (a barrier constructed to contain the flow of water or to keep out the sea)
dam, dike, dyke
synonim: zapora
synonim: zapora wodna
2. (something immaterial that stands in the way and must be circumvented or surmounted
"lack of imagination is an obstacle to one's advancement"
"the poverty of a district is an obstacle to good education"
"the filibuster was a major obstruction to the success of their plan")
obstacle, obstruction: : synonim: przeszkoda
synonim: bariera
synonim: mur
synonim: próg
synonim: przeciwieństwo
synonim: przeciwność
synonim: rafa
synonim: ściana
synonim: zapora
dam
(grobla) dike/dyke
budować ~mę to dam
n fem C dam
f dam
fig. check, stop
fig.
położyć tamę - to put an end (czemuś - to sth)
f dam położyć ~ę czemuś to put a stop to sth, to stem sth zbudować ~ę na rzece to stem a river
dam n
DIKE
DYKE
DAM
WEIR
WEAR
GATE
inż., hydro. dam
dyke
weir
~ Asuańska - Aswan Dam
~ bobrowa beeaver-dam
~ powodziowa flood-control dam
~ rzeczna river-dam
~ ziemna earth (-fill) dam
~ ziemno-skalna earth-and-rock dam
tech. dam
floodgate