Dam and Lock

Dam

Dam noun - A bank of earth constructed to control water.

Usage example: the river backed up behind the dam until it formed a new lake

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Lock and dam are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Lock" instead the word "Dam" as a noun or a verb.

Lock noun - One that is certain to succeed.

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Dam and lock are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Dam" instead the word "Lock" as a noun or a verb.

Nearby Words: locked, lockup, locker, locket, lockout

old	old dam	old lock
single	single dam	single lock
actual	actual dam	actual lock
enormous	enormous dam	enormous lock
Other adjectives: huge, new, mental, final, temporary, titular.

From the rigging on the ships to the design of the lock and dam system, a lot of details were taken into consideration.

Source: Shown Their Work / Western Animation
Whilst primitive Raptor aircraft employed by the US Air Force were designed with the capability to lock and fire at ground-based targets outside visual range, this advanced alien warrior apparently is unable to target and hit the Hoover Dam's power station unless he's stationary and in robot mode.

Source: See the Whites of Their Eyes

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