Go to MSN Homeencarta®
Dictionary
Find
in
Dictionary
Thesaurus
Translations
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
Click to move up the list of words
cheapy
cheat
cheat code
Chechen
Chechnya
check
check box
check-by-phone
check dam
check digit
check in
check-in
check-in kiosk
check into
check mark
check off
check out
Click to move down the list of words
Also available:

World English Dictionary
Dictionnaire Français

check dam
check dam (plural check dams)


noun 
Definition:
 
small dam: a dam, usually a small one, that interrupts the flow of a stream and builds up a store of water behind itself
Encarta® World English Dictionary [North American Edition] © & (P)2009 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. Developed for Microsoft by Bloomsbury Publishing Plc.
Advertisement
© 2009 Microsoft