How to pronounce“weir”in English
IPA/wɪə̯/
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noun
An adjustable dam placed across a river to regulate the flow of water downstream.
“Though Hambleden's parish register records the death, in 1753, of a bargeman 'Kill'd by accident, shooting ye lock', the turbulent waters of Mill End weir on the River Thames, about a mile from the village, still attract canoeists.”
noun
A fence placed across a river to catch fish.
“The Taff is naturally a good salmon river, the Ely a sea trout river, but what with weirs and pollusions the fish have been pretty well exterminated.”