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Definition of Milldam
1. Noun. Dam to make a millpond to provide power for a water mill.
Definition of Milldam
1. n. A dam or mound to obstruct a water course, and raise the water to a height sufficient to turn a mill wheel.
Definition of Milldam
1. Noun. A dam constructed across a river or stream in order to create a millpond. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Milldam
1. a dam built to form a millpond [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Milldam
Literary usage of Milldam
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Life and Times of Joseph Gould: Struggles of the Early Canadian Settlers by W. H. Higgins (1887)
"... 1816-17—• Purdy's milldam—First settlers—Brock—1817—Surveyed—First
settlers—Statistics —Quality of soil—James Reekie—" King of Brock "—Col. ..."
2. Questions and Answers on Law: Alphabetically Arranged. With References to by Asa Kinne (1852)
"Every man has a right to construct a milldam upon his own land, out, in so doing,
he must be cautious that he does no injury to another. ..."
3. National Bankruptcy Register Reports: Containing All the Important by William A. Shinn, Willard Smith Gibbons (1873)
"Salem milldam Corporation v. Roper, 6 Pick. 23. A body corporate can only act in
the mode prescribed by the law creating it ..."
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