'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]
Synonyms of 'weir'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- aboideau,
- air lock,
- arch dam,
- avenue,
- backstop,
- bamboo curtain,
- bank,
- bar,
- barrage,
- barrier,
- bear-trap dam,
- beaver dam,
- blowhole,
- boom,
- breakwater,
- breastwork,
- brick wall,
- buffer,
- bulkhead,
- bulwark,
- channel,
- chute,
- cofferdam,
- dam,
- debouch,
- defense,
- dike,
- ditch,
- dock gate,
- door,
- earthwork,
- egress,
- embankment,
- emunctory,
- escape,
- estuary,
- exhaust,
- exit,
- fence,
- flood-hatch,
- floodgate,
- flume,
- gate,
- gravity dam,
- groin,
- head gate,
- hydraulic-fill dam,
- iron curtain,
- jam,
- jetty,
- leaping weir,
- levee,
- lock,
- lock gate,
- logjam,
- loophole,
- milldam,
- moat,
- mole,
- mound,
- opening,
- out,
- outcome,
- outfall,
- outgate,
- outgo,
- outlet,
- parapet,
- penstock,
- pore,
- port,
- portcullis,
- rampart,
- roadblock,
- rock-fill dam,
- sally port,
- seawall,
- shutter dam,
- sluice,
- sluice gate,
- spiracle,
- spout,
- stone wall,
- tap,
- tide gate,
- vent,
- ventage,
- venthole,
- vomitory,
- wall,
- water gate,
- way out,
- wicket dam,
- work
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.