Collocations for "weir"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "weir" in context.
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weir
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- a river weir
- build a weir to [regulate, raise, control, divert] the water
- the weir [regulates] the water level
- build a weir [across, over] a river
- water [flowing, rising] over the weir
- one of the weirs [broke, was damaged]
- [upstream, downstream] from the weir
- [lay, prepare] a fish weir
- [lay] a weir to catch fish
- caught [herring, tuna] in the weir