In hydrologic terms, any artificial obstruction placed in water to increase water level or divert it. Usually the idea is to control peak flow for later release.

1859, "action of barring; man-made barrier in a stream," from French barrer "to stop," from barre "bar," from Old French barre (see bar (n.1)). Artillery sense is 1916, f [..]

a low dam.

the rapid and continuous delivery of linguistic communication (spoken or written); "a barrage of questions"; "a bombardment of mail complaining about his mistake [..]

a dam or barrier with adjustable gates and sluices built across an estuary in order to harness tidal energy.

A barrage is the sustained bombardment of a trench line, front or area, usually with heavy artillery or naval guns. See also box barrage

Widely and incorrectly used to mean 'heavy artillery fire'.  In British practice a barrage had precise meaning, it was a moving or stationary ('standing') belt of fire providing a [..]

(n) the rapid and continuous delivery of linguistic communication (spoken or written)(n) the heavy fire of artillery to saturate an area rather than hit a specific target(v) address with continuously [..]

A dam used to increase the depth of water or to divert water into a channel for navigation, irrigation, or flood control

A barrier, such as a low earth dam, which impounds water for irrigation.

A barrage is a dam placed across an inlet or estuary that allows a basin to fill during the incoming high tide and then water is directed through turbines during the outgoing tide.

A rapidly fired sequence of aerial fireworks.

a fight-off to determine a result in the event of a tie

Any artificial obstruction placed in water to increase water level or divert it. Usually the idea is to control peak flow for later release.

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In hydrologic terms, any artificial obstruction placed in water to increase water level or divert it. Usually the idea is to control peak flow for later release.

any artificial obstruction placed in water to increase water level or divert it. Usually the idea is to control peak flow for later release.

In hydrologic terms, any artificial obstruction placed in water to increase water level or divert it. Usually the idea is to control peak flow for later release.