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dam failure

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

The situation where water breaks through a dam that is supposed to hold it back.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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Synonyms: damburst

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: breach

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Across languages

Translations

9 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: فَشَل السَّدّ (fašal as-sadd) — Translations
  • Chinese Mandarin: 潰壩 /溃坝 (kuìbà) — Translations
  • Dutch: damdoorbraak — Translations
  • Finnish: padon murtuminen — Translations
  • French: rupture de barrage — Translations
  • German: Dammbruch — Translations
  • Russian: проры́в плоти́ны (prorýv plotíny) — Translations
  • Vietnamese: vỡ đập — Translations
  • Vietnamese: vỡ đê — Translations