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How to pronounce weir in English?

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Type Words
Type of fence, fencing
Type Words
Type of dam, dike, dyke

Examples of weir

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Weir said he blanked out when he was told by the doctor about the heart disease.
From the huffingtonpost.com
The water behind the dam deepened until it spilled over the top creating a weir.
From the en.wikipedia.org
This weir is the only one in the Sacramento Valley that must be opened by hand.
From the sacbee.com
Weir estimated that about 6 million voters will cast ballots by mail this year.
From the sacbee.com
The weir is on the west bank of the Sacramento River just north of Interstate 80.
From the sacbee.com
Weir has served in various volunteer capacities within the foundation since 1994.
From the thestate.com
Through Tuesday, 2,661 kings had passed the weir, well ahead of last year's pace.
From the thenewstribune.com
Weir was the first repeat national champion since Michael Weiss in 1999 and 2000.
From the usatoday.com
Weir has been under pressure recently due to falls in the US natural gas price.
From the guardian.co.uk
More examples
  • A low dam built across a stream to raise its level or divert its flow
  • A fence or wattle built across a stream to catch or retain fish
  • A weir , 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. ...
  • WEIR is a News/Talk/Sports radio formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Weirton, West Virginia, serving the Weirton/Steubenville area. WEIR is owned and operated by Priority Communications, Inc.
  • Weir is an outlying area of Bacup in the Rossendale borough of Lancashire, England. Anciently, Weir constituted a hamlet, but underwent urbanisation and, later, suburbanisation to emerge as a residential suburb of Bacup town.
  • Weir (full name and dates of birth and death unknown) was an English cricketer.
  • "Weir" was the first single by Australian band Killing Heidi. The song became a teen anthem in Australia in the year of its release, and remains the band's best-known single.
  • The Weir is a play written by Conor McPherson in 1997. It was first produced at The Royal Court Theatre Upstairs in London, England, on 4 July 1997. It first appeared on Broadway at the Walter Kerr Theatre on 1 April 1998. ...
  • An adjustable dam placed across a river to regulate the flow of water downstream; a fence placed across a river to catch fish