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• Horns Mill Weir — is a weir on the River Lea, next to Horns Mill, Hertford …   Wikipedia

• Weir Village, Massachusetts — Weir Village (also known as The Weir ) is a village of the city of Taunton in Bristol County, Massachusetts, locted about one mile south of the city center on the banks of the Taunton River, near the point where it becomes tidal. The village… …   Wikipedia

• Weir — (w[=e]r), Wear Wear,n. [OE. wer, AS. wer; akin to G. wehr, AS. werian to defend, protect, hinder, G. wehren, Goth. warjan; and perhaps to E. wary; or cf. Skr. v[.r] to check, hinder. [root]142. Cf. {Garret}.] 1. A dam in a river to stop and raise …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• weir — [wir] n. [ME were < OE wer, weir, dam (akin to Ger wehr) < base of werian, to defend, dam up < IE base * wer , to shut up, cover] 1. a low dam built in a river to back up or divert water, as for a mill; milldam 2. a fence, as of… …   English World dictionary

• Weir — A weir (IPAEng|wɪɚ) (also known as a lowhead dam) is a small overflow type dam commonly used to raise the level of a river or stream. Weirs have traditionally been used to create mill ponds in such places. Water flows over the top of a weir,… …   Wikipedia

• Weir, Texas — Infobox Settlement official name = Weir, Texas settlement type = City nickname = motto = imagesize = image caption = image mapsize = 250px map caption = Location of Weir, Texas mapsize1 = map caption1 = subdivision type = Country subdivision name …   Wikipedia

• Weir Group — Infobox Company company name = The Weir Group PLC company company type = Public (LSE: [http://www.londonstockexchange.com/en gb/pricesnews/prices/system/detailedprices.htm?sym=GB0009465807GBGBXSTMM0946580WEIR WEIR] ) foundation = 1871 location… …   Wikipedia

• Mill Valley, California — For the former settlement of this name, see Mill Valley, Calaveras County, California. City of Mill Valley   City   Throckmorton Ave. in downtown …   Wikipedia

• weir — 1) nets or fences set in streams or along the coast to direct fish into a holding container for easy capture. Some weirs take advantage of the falling tide to capture fish; others catch upstream migrating adults; others strain fish out of the… …   Dictionary of ichthyology

• weir — wear, or weir /wer/wir/ A great dam or fence made across a river, or against water, formed of stakes interlaced by twigs of osier, and accommodated for the taking of fish, or to convey a stream to a mill …   Black's law dictionary