Какво означава dam на английски?

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dam Значение & определение

0 a wall built across a river that stops the river's flow and collects the water, especially to make a reservoir (= an artificial lake) that provides water for an area:
- The Aswan High Dam is on the River Nile in Egypt.
1 the female parent of an animal, especially a horse:
- The horse has American bloodlines on his dam's side.
- Ask about the health and temperament of the sire and dam, the parents of the dog.
2 a dental dam
3 to build a dam across a river in order to store water
4 a wall built across a river to stop the flow and collect the water, esp. to make a reservoir (= an artificial lake) that provides water for an area or can be used to make electricity
5 to build a dam across a river in order to store the water:
- [ M ] Fish are affected when a river is dammed up.
6 abbreviation for digital asset management

The stamina inherited from his dam was the key to him winning the Millennium Derby.
In thoroughbred breeding, horses that have only the same mother are considered half-siblings, while those with the same sire and dam are full siblings.
Cigalas is the Spanish for langoustines, and therein lies the origin of the colt's name as his dam is Langoustine.
It consists of a small man-made dam surrounded by a recreational park, and is c. 16 km2 in area.
They then join with community members in participatory processes in order to evaluate dam planning.
Each subfamily was obtained by crossing one sire with five dams.
In this pedigree only 7 dams were crossed with more than 1 sire while 6 sires were mated with more than one dam.
Because each dam was mated with only one sire, 146 full-sib families and ten half-sib families were produced.