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presa
pre·sa [ práyssə ] (plural pre·se [ práy sày ])


noun 
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Southwestern U.S. water diversion for irrigation: a dam that diverts water from a river into an irrigation canal acequia
[Early 18th century. < Italian, "taking up"]
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