weir

CEFRB2

/wɪə̯/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A low barrier built across a river to control water.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A fence placed across a river to catch fish.

Examples

  • The lock on the weir was released for the boat to pass through.

  • There was a weir across the river here, but it never caught many fish.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
3
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5

Also pronounced

  • /wiːɹ/

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meaning

  1. An adjustable dam placed across a river to regulate the flow of water downstream.

More examples

In context

  • The weir must not represent a physical barrier to fish migration, both locally and throughout the whole river system. If necessary, a fishway is included in the weir.

  • Though Hambleden's parish register records the death, in 1753, of a bargeman 'Kill'd by accident, shooting ye lock', the turbulent waters of Mill End weir on the River Thames, about a mile from the village, still attract canoeists.

  • The weir catch of mackerel at Monomoy and along Cape Cod has been a failure.

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Origin

noun

From Middle English were, from Old English wer, from werian (“to dam up”), from Proto-West Germanic *warjan, from Proto-Germanic *warjaną, from Proto-Indo-European *wer- (“to cover”); Cognate with Old Norse ver (“station for fishing”), Sanskrit वृणोति (vṛṇóti). Related to warranty.