'Weir' definitions:

Definition of 'weir'

(from WordNet)
noun
A low dam built across a stream to raise its level or divert its flow
noun
A fence or wattle built across a stream to catch or retain fish

Definition of 'Weir'

From: GCIDE
  • Weir \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 water, for the purpose of conducting it to a mill, forming a fish pond, or the like. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. A fence of stakes, brushwood, or the like, set in a stream, tideway, or inlet of the sea, for taking fish. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. A long notch with a horizontal edge, as in the top of a vertical plate or plank, through which water flows, -- used in measuring the quantity of flowing water. [1913 Webster]

Weir, KS -- U.S. city in Kansas

From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Weir, KS -- U.S. city in Kansas
Population (2000) :
780
Housing Units (2000) :
352
Land area (2000) :
1.046565 sq. miles (2.710591 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
1.046565 sq. miles (2.710591 sq. km)
FIPS code :
76350
Located within :
Kansas (KS), FIPS 20
Location :
37.308768 N, 94.774289 W
Note :
some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.

Weir, TX -- U.S. city in Texas

From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Weir, TX -- U.S. city in Texas
Population (2000) :
591
Housing Units (2000) :
229
Land area (2000) :
1.593171 sq. miles (4.126293 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
1.593171 sq. miles (4.126293 sq. km)
FIPS code :
77056
Located within :
Texas (TX), FIPS 48
Location :
30.675007 N, 97.587862 W
Note :
some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.

Weir, MS -- U.S. town in Mississippi

From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Weir, MS -- U.S. town in Mississippi
Population (2000) :
553
Housing Units (2000) :
234
Land area (2000) :
1.050416 sq. miles (2.720566 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
0.011427 sq. miles (0.029595 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
1.061843 sq. miles (2.750161 sq. km)
FIPS code :
78520
Located within :
Mississippi (MS), FIPS 28
Location :
33.263423 N, 89.289439 W
ZIP Codes (1990) :
39772
Note :
some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.

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