Dam
A Dictionary of Law · Henry Campbell Black · 1891
A Dictionary of Law
A construction of wood, stons, or other materials, made across a stream for the purpose of penning back the waters, ‘This word is used in two different senses. It properly means the work or structure, raised to obstruct the flow of the waterina river; but, bya well-settled usage, it is often applied to designate the pond of water created by this obstruction.
19 N. J. Eq. 248. See, also, 44 N. H. 72.