Noun

(en noun)

an artificial obstruction, such as a dam, in a river designed to increase its depth or to divert its flow

a heavy curtain of artillery fire directed in front of one's own troops to screen and protect them ()

a concentrated discharge of projectile weapons

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, title=Internal Combustion , chapter=1 citation , passage=Blast after blast, fiery outbreak after fiery outbreak, like a flaming barrage from within,

(by extension) an overwhelming outburst of words, especially of criticism

(fencing) A "next hit wins" contest to determine the winner of a bout in case of a tie.

Noun

(en noun)

(British) The .

Dame Edith Sitwell

(dated, informal, slightly, derogatory, US) A woman.

* 1949 , (Oscar Hammerstein II), "(There is Nothing Like a Dame)",

There ain't nothin' like a dame'! / Nothin' in the world! / There is nothin' you can name / That is anythin' like a ' dame !

A traditional character in British pantomime, a melodramatic female often played by a man in drag.

(archaic) , woman.