The emergency sirens blared after a dam break sent a wall of water rushing toward the downstream villages.

The advancing glacier created an ice dam that backed up the river for miles.

I don't give a tinker's dam about office politics.

The hydroelectric dam reduced the risk of flooding while supplying power to nearby towns.

The maintenance team fitted a dam plate to the front of the blast furnace to strengthen the dam.

The engineers inspected the dam plates for corrosion before the rainy season.

The old mill dam creaked as the water pushed the wheel, a reminder of the village's industrial past.

The researchers discovered that the beaver dam had significantly altered the stream's flow and local biodiversity.

By the time we realized our mistake, it was already water over the dam.

South Beaver Dam sits along County Road S and serves as a quiet residential hub for the surrounding farmland in the town of Calamus, Dodge County, Wisconsin.