weir
US /wɪr/
UK /wɪr/
1.
bendungan kecil, dam
a low dam built across a river to raise the level of water upstream or to regulate its flow
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The salmon were leaping over the weir.
Ikan salmon melompati bendungan kecil itu.
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A small boat was moored just above the weir.
Sebuah perahu kecil ditambatkan tepat di atas bendungan kecil itu.
2.
jebakan ikan, perangkap ikan
a fence of stakes or wickerwork set in a stream to catch fish
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The fishermen set up a weir to trap the migrating fish.
Para nelayan memasang jebakan ikan untuk menjebak ikan yang bermigrasi.
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The ancient community relied on a system of weirs for their fishing.
Masyarakat kuno mengandalkan sistem jebakan ikan untuk penangkapan ikan mereka.