Information about the word dam (English → Esperanto: baraĵlago)

Synonym: reservoir

Part of speechcommon noun
Pronunciation/dæm/
Hyphenationdam
Shavian alphabet𐑛𐑨𐑥
Deseret alphabet𐐼𐐰𐑋
Pluraldams

Usage samples

A whopping 19 dams, up from nine three weeks ago, are on the verge of drying out, filled to less than 5 percent capacity.
It’s frightening, especially when you actually see the dams where we get our water from.

Translations

Afrikaansdam
Dutchstuwmeer
Esperantobaraĵlago