Mill-dam Definition

noun

A dam constructed across a river or stream to raise the water level so that it can turn a millwheel; also, the millpond so created.

Wiktionary

Other Word Forms of Mill-dam

Noun

Singular:
mill-dam
Plural:
mill dams

Origin of Mill-dam

  • From mill +‎ dam.

    From Wiktionary

Mill-dam Sentence Examples

  • A large mill-dam is a conspicuous feature on the north of the town.

  • The level of the mill dam has dropped and is now below the level of the old wheel sluice.

  • If a man should walk through this town and see only the reality, where, think you, would the "Mill-dam" go to?

  • At rumor of his arrival all the Mill-dam sportsmen are on the alert, in gigs and on foot, two by two and three by three, with patent rifles and conical balls and spy-glasses.

Related Articles

Find Similar Words

Find similar words to mill-dam using the buttons below.

Words Starting With

MMIMIL

Words Ending With

MAMDAM

Unscrambles

mill-dam

Words Starting With M and Ending With M

Starts With M & Ends With MStarts With MI & Ends With MStarts With M & Ends With AM

Word Length

8 Letter Words8 Letter Words Starting With M8 Letter Words Ending With M