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beaver dam

name · noun · 12 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Meaning 1

A number of places in Canada:

A settlement in York County, New Brunswick.

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A number of places in Canada:

A rural community in the Halifax Regional Municipality, Nova Scotia.

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A number of places in the United States:

A census-designated place in Mohave County, Arizona.

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Meaning 4

A number of places in the United States:

An unincorporated community in Kosciusko County, Indiana.

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A number of places in the United States:

A city in Ohio County, Kentucky.

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Meaning 6

A number of places in the United States:

A township in Butler County, Missouri.

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A number of places in the United States:

A township in Cumberland County, North Carolina.

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Meaning 8

A number of places in the United States:

An unincorporated community in Bowie County, Texas.

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Meaning 9

A number of places in the United States:

An unincorporated community in Box Elder County, Utah.

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Meaning 10

A number of places in the United States:

A city and town in Dodge County, Wisconsin.

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Meaning 11

A number of places in the United States:

A river (the Beaver Dam River) in Dodge County, Wisconsin.

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Meaning 12

The lodge of a beaver, in the form of a river dam with an underwater entrance.

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