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Definition of Weir

Weir
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. 2. A fence of stakes, brushwood, or the like, set in a stream, tideway, or inlet of the sea, for taking fish. 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.

Meaning of Weir from wikipedia

- A weir /wɪər/ or low-head dam is a barrier across the width of a river that alters the flow characteristics of water and usually results in a change in...
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- Brigadier General Stanley Price Weir, DSO, VD, JP (23 April 1866 – 14 November 1944) was an Australian public servant and Army officer. During World War...
- Alisha Weir (born 26 September 2009) is an Irish actress and singer. She began her career in theatre. She is best known for her roles as the title characters...
- David Bruce Weir, Lord Weir (born 19 December 1931) is a Scottish retired lawyer and judge. He was a Senator of the College of Justice in Scotland from...
- David Russell Weir CBE (born 5 June 1979) is a British Paralympic wheelchair athlete. He has won a total of six gold medals at the 2008 and 2012 Paralympic...
- Andrew Taylor Weir (/wir/; born June 16, 1972) is an American novelist. His 2011 novel The Martian was adapted into the 2015 film of the same name directed...
- Robert Hall Weir (/wɪər/ WEER; né Parber, born October 16, 1947) is an American musician and songwriter best known as a founding member of the Grateful...
- Peter Lindsay Weir AM (/wɪər/ WEER; born 21 August 1944) is an Australian retired film director. He is known for directing films crossing various genres...
- Benjamin Weir (December 20, 1923 – October 14, 2016) was an American hostage in Lebanon in 1985. Born on December 20, 1923, Weir, who with his wife Carol...