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Dam — /dam, dahm/, n. (Carl Peter) Henrik /kahrl pee ter hen rik/; Dan. /kahrddl pay teuhrdd hen rddik/, 1895 1976, Danish biochemist: Nobel prize for medicine 1943. * * * I Barrier built across a stream, river, or estuary to conserve water for such… … Universalium
dam — dam1 /dam/, n., v., dammed, damming. n. 1. a barrier to obstruct the flow of water, esp. one of earth, masonry, etc., built across a stream or river. 2. a body of water confined by a dam. 3. any barrier resembling a dam. v.t. 4. to furnish with a … Universalium
Dam failure — The reservoir emptying through the failed Teton Dam A dam is a barrier across flowing water that obstructs, directs or slows down the flow, often creating a reservoir, lake or impoundments. Most dams have a section called a spillway or weir over… … Wikipedia
Vajont Dam — is a dam completed in 1961 under Monte Toc, 100 km north of Venice, Italy. It was one of the highest dams in the world measuring 262 metres (860 ft) high, 27 metres (89 ft) thick at the base and 3.4 metres (11 ft) at the top.Construction of the… … Wikipedia
Megatsunami — An artist s rendering of wave shoaling of a tsunami. Megatsunami (also known as iminami (斎波?, purification wave )) … Wikipedia
Плотина Вайонт — Координаты: 46°16′02″ с. ш. 12°19′44″ в. д. / 46.267222° с. ш. 12.328889° в. д. … Википедия
tunnels and underground excavations — ▪ engineering Introduction Great tunnels of the world Great tunnels of the worldhorizontal underground passageway produced by excavation or occasionally by nature s action in dissolving a soluble rock, such as limestone. A vertical opening … Universalium
river — river1 riverless, adj. riverlike, adj. /riv euhr/, n. 1. a natural stream of water of fairly large size flowing in a definite course or channel or series of diverging and converging channels. 2. a similar stream of something other than water: a… … Universalium
Dolomites — /doh leuh muyts , dol euh /, n. (used with a pl. v.) a mountain range in N Italy: a part of the Alps. Highest peak, Marmolada, 10,965 ft. (3340 m). Also called Dolomite Alps. * * * Italian Alpi Dolomitiche Mountain group, northern Italian Alps.… … Universalium
Rumor, Mariano — ▪ Italian statesman born June 16, 1915, Vicenza, Italy died Jan. 22, 1990, Vicenza a leader of Italy s Christian Democrat Party and premier in several governments from 1968 to 1974. After graduation from the University of Padua, Rumor … Universalium
