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Town square in Amsterdam
Dam Square or the Dam (Dutch pronunciation: [dɑm]) is a town square in Amsterdam, the capital and most populated city of the Netherlands. Its notable
Dam_Square
Massacre of Amsterdam civilians at the end of WWII
The 1945 shooting on Dam square took place during the liberation of Amsterdam on 7 May 1945, in the last days of World War II in Europe. German soldiers
1945_Dam_Square_shooting
Capital and largest city of the Netherlands
the state museum with Dutch Golden Age art; the Van Gogh Museum; the Dam Square, where the Royal Palace of Amsterdam and former city hall are located;
Amsterdam
Canal in Amsterdam
Muntplein square to Dam square. The Rokin canal used to run from Muntplein square to Dam Square, but in 1936, the part between Spui square and Dam Square was
Rokin
Avenue in Amsterdam between Centraal and Dam Square
Amsterdam, Netherlands, running between Amsterdam Centraal in the north and Dam Square in the south. It is the main street where people arriving at the station
Damrak
Palace on Dam Square in the centre of Amsterdam, Netherlands
Dam) is one of three palaces in the Netherlands which are at the disposal of the monarch by Act of Parliament. It is situated on the west side of Dam
Royal_Palace_of_Amsterdam
Cenotaph in Netherlands
The National Monument on Dam Square (Dutch: Nationaal Monument op de Dam) is a 1956 cenotaph in Amsterdam, Netherlands. A national Remembrance of the
National_Monument_(Amsterdam)
Arch dam in Ventura County, California
Matilija Dam is a concrete arch dam in Ventura County, California, completed in 1947. Designed for water storage and flood control, it impounds Matilija
Matilija_Dam
Mass stabbing in the Netherlands
attack took place in the Sint Nicolaasstraat area in the vicinity of Dam Square in central Amsterdam, Netherlands, resulting in at least five injuries
2025 Amsterdam stabbing attack
2025_Amsterdam_stabbing_attack
Inappropriate comparisons or analogies that trivialize the Holocaust
a memorial display at Dam Square in Amsterdam, Netherlands, on April 12, 2026. "Hundreds of shoes are displayed at Dam Square during a memorial event
Holocaust_trivialization
Annual event in the Netherlands
preludes the tulip season in the Netherlands. The event has been held on the Dam Square in the centre of Amsterdam since 2012. In 2021 and 2022 it was cancelled
National_Tulip_Day
eighty squares or pleins in Amsterdam, Netherlands. This is a list of the most notable ones. Dam Square, also known as the Dam it is the main town square and
List_of_squares_in_Amsterdam
Surname list
the derivative, "VanDam." Amsterdam, Netherlands' capital and most populated city, founded c. 1275 Dam Square, dam and town square in the Netherlands,
Van_Dam
Dutch cycling race
replaced by the Eneco Tour. The first edition started on April 24, from Dam Square, Amsterdam. The riders finished on May 1, nine days later, in the Olympisch
Tour_of_the_Netherlands
Stock exchange in Amsterdam, Netherlands
the nearby Exchange Bank, also in Dam square. Jan David Zocher constructed a new building for the exchange near the Dam/Damrak. It opened in 1845 and was
Euronext_Amsterdam
Street in Amsterdam, Netherlands
Dam Square to Muntplein square. The Kalverstraat is the most expensive shopping street in the Netherlands, with rents of up to 3000 euros per square meter
Kalverstraat
Building in Amsterdam
of a grand urban development plan connecting the Central Station with Dam Square. In 1879, the municipal council appointed a committee to assess the feasibility
Beurs_van_Berlage
Dutch day of remembrance of war dead
main ceremonies are observed in Amsterdam at the National Monument on Dam Square. This ceremony is usually attended by members of the cabinet and the royal
Remembrance_of_the_Dead
Church in Amsterdam, Netherlands
lit. 'New Church') is a 15th-century church in Amsterdam located on Dam Square, next to the Royal Palace. Originally a Catholic church, it became a Dutch
Nieuwe_Kerk,_Amsterdam
Dam in Aswan, Egypt
The Aswan High Dam, often called simply Aswan Dam, is one of the world's largest embankment dams, which was built between 1960 and 1970 across the Nile
Aswan_High_Dam
Vertical datum
physically realised by a brass benchmark on a 22-metre (72 ft) pile below the Dam square in Amsterdam. The brass benchmark in the Amsterdam Stopera (combined city
Amsterdam_Ordnance_Datum
City in North Holland, Netherlands
the Czar Peter House. A statue honoring him was placed on the nearby Dam Square in 1911, and was declared a Rijksmonument. In 1871, the impressionist
Zaandam
Type of public toilet in Amsterdam
playful and humorous manner. One of these protests occurred in Amsterdam's Dam Square in April 1970, installing a "towering papier-mâché penis with a sign that
Pee_curl
Dam in Haripur, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
Tarbela Lake, has a surface area of approximately 250 square kilometres (97 sq mi). The Tarbela Dam is located where the Indus River emerges from the foothills
Tarbela_Dam
This article lists the city squares in the world larger than 15,000 square metres (160,000 sq ft). The areas given are as noted in the articles and references
List_of_city_squares
1652 - 7 July: City Hall [nl] burns down. 1655 - New City Hall built on Dam Square. 1662 Trippenhuis and Weesperpoort [nl] (gate) built. Blaeu's Atlas Maior
Timeline_of_Amsterdam
Road type in the Netherlands
N5 Dam Square - Halfweg - Haarlem - Bloemendaal - Zandvoort N6 Dam Square - Spaarndam - Velsen - Beverwijk - Castricum - Alkmaar - Den Helder N7 Dam Square
Rijksstraatweg
Bulgarian mobster
trafficking in the Balkans. On December 6, 2003 Dimitrov was shot dead on Dam Square in Amsterdam. By his early thirties, Dimitrov had accumulated substantial
Konstantin "Samokovetsa" Dimitrov
Konstantin_"Samokovetsa"_Dimitrov
Square in Amsterdam, Netherlands
Bridge) on the Amstel River, Dam Square to the northeast, and Amsterdam Centraal railway station. In December 2006, the square became home to a large interactive
Rembrandtplein
British TV crime drama (1972–1992)
Brug, Vondelpark, Dam S03 E06 "Everybody Does It": Victoria Hotel, Werfmolern De Kat (Zaanse Schans), NDSM, National Monument (Dam Square) S03 E07 "Face
Van_der_Valk
River in North Holland, the Netherlands
underground through pipes, passing under the filled in part of the Rokin and Dam Square before remerging into the Damrak at the Oudebrugsteeg. The river then
Amstel
Church in RL Amsterdam, Netherlands
perched parrot. The church is on the busy Kalverstraat just south of Dam Square, and invites people in for quiet, as well as celebrating Sunday Mass (Post-Vatican
Church of St. Peter and St. Paul, Amsterdam
Church_of_St._Peter_and_St._Paul,_Amsterdam
Unofficial title sometimes given to places, buildings, structures, projects or designs
The Guardian, 1 September 2014. "Amsterdam Heritage: Town hall in the Dam Square (1648/65), now Royal Palace". Municipal Department for Preservation and
Eighth_Wonder_of_the_World
Metro station in Amsterdam, Netherlands
meters wide. There are two exits, one on the north side of Rokin, south of Dam Square, and the other one north of Spui. The station is handles approximately
Rokin_metro_station
Dam in South Africa
and a surface area of 23.145 square kilometres (8.936 sq mi), and the dam wall is 31 m high. The main purpose of the dam is to provide flood absorption
Beervlei_Dam
1657 painting by Pieter Jansz. Saenredam
Jansz. Saenredam, based on a drawing he made of the Old Town Hall on Dam Square over six days in 1641 before its demolition. It was bought from the painter
The Oude Stadhuis in Amsterdam
The_Oude_Stadhuis_in_Amsterdam
Street in Amsterdam
Baerlestraat. In 1883, a horsecar service started in this street to connect Dam square with Willemsparkweg, one of the then-new neighbourhoods for the well-heeled
P.C._Hooftstraat
Painting by Jacob van Ruisdael
painting is from about 1675. At that time Ruisdael lived on the Dam Square, the main square of Amsterdam, but he could not have painted this from the window
View of the Dam and Damrak at Amsterdam (Frick Collection)
View_of_the_Dam_and_Damrak_at_Amsterdam_(Frick_Collection)
Dam in Yiling District, Hubei, China
The Three Gorges Dam, officially known as Yangtze River Three Gorges Water Conservancy Project is a hydroelectric gravity dam that spans the Yangtze River
Three_Gorges_Dam
Political party in the Netherlands
mayor Femke Halsema refused to let the organization hold its event on Dam Square. It also participated in the ongoing, largely concurrent farmers' protests
Together_for_the_Netherlands
Luxury hotel in Amsterdam
Amsterdam, colloquially known as Kras, is a five-star luxury hotel located on Dam Square in central Amsterdam, Netherlands. Founded in 1865, the hotel has 402
Anantara Grand Hotel Krasnapolsky Amsterdam
Anantara_Grand_Hotel_Krasnapolsky_Amsterdam
Memorial in Amsterdam
lay a wreath at the National Monument to the Victims of World War II on Dam Square, Amsterdam. The flowers were removed from the memorial by the police and
Homomonument
Dam in Nevada and Arizona, US
The Hoover Dam is a concrete arch-gravity dam in the Black Canyon of the Colorado River, on the boundary between the U.S. states of Nevada and Arizona
Hoover_Dam
in the vicinity of Dam Square in central Amsterdam On 3 April 2025, a 50 year old Ukrainian national explodes a car in the Dam Square in response to the
List of terrorist incidents in the Netherlands
List_of_terrorist_incidents_in_the_Netherlands
Street in Amsterdam
buildings with rijksmonument status. The Nieuwendijk runs northeast from Dam Square, then turns left near Prins Hendrikkade. It then heads northwest, crossing
Nieuwendijk,_Amsterdam
Topics referred to by the same term
Dutch municipality of Gennep Dam, Hollands Kroon, in the Dutch municipality of Hollands Kroon Dam Square, Amsterdam Den Dam, in northern Antwerp, Belgium
Dam_(disambiguation)
Chain of department stores in the Netherlands
high-end department stores in the Netherlands, with its flagship store on Dam Square in Amsterdam. The chain is owned by Selfridges Group, owner also of Britain's
De_Bijenkorf
Wax museum in the Netherlands
capital city of the Netherlands. It is located in the centre of the city on Dam Square, near the Royal Palace of Amsterdam. Founded in 1970, it was the first
Madame_Tussauds_Amsterdam
The earliest known dam is the Jawa Dam near Amman Jordan, built around 3000 BCE. This embankment dam was part of an elaborate irrigation system, and was
History_of_dams
Month of 1956
Convair was announced as the prime contractor. The National Monument in Dam Square, Amsterdam, was unveiled by Queen Juliana of the Netherlands. In the final
May_1956
Failure of multiple dams in China
August 1975, the Banqiao Dam and 61 others throughout Henan, China, collapsed following the landfall of Typhoon Nina. The dam collapse created the third-deadliest
1975_Banqiao_Dam_failure
Dam in Portugal
stage I in 2004 and stage II in 2013. The Alqueva Dam is the largest dam and artificial lake (250 square kilometres (97 sq mi)) in Western Europe. During
Alqueva_Dam
Luxury hotel in Amsterdam, Netherlands
chain Swissôtel Hotels & Resorts. Swissotel Amsterdam is located near Dam Square, in the heart of Amsterdam's historic city centre. The hotel was partly
Swissôtel_Amsterdam
Street in Amsterdam, Netherlands
Amsterdam, Netherlands. It runs parallel to and to the east of Rokin, between Dam Square to the north and Grimburgwal to the south. The Dutch word nes means headland
Nes_(Amsterdam)
Dam in South Africa
dam wall has a surface area of about 320 square kilometres (120 sq mi) and is 47 meters deep. The Vaal Dam lies on the Vaal River, which is one of South
Vaal_Dam
Canal in Amsterdam
odd numbered side of the canal is on the side of the heart of the city (Dam Square). At Prinsengracht 182 and 281 is the intersection with Rozengracht and
Prinsengracht
Point with known height used in surveying when levelling
and opera house) is a tourist attraction, since the benchmark below the Dam square, which has been used for the zero level of Normaal Amsterdams Peil (NAP)
Benchmark_(surveying)
Dutch resistance member (1924–2020)
Goudsmit-Oudkerk laid a wreath during the Remembrance of the Dead at Dam Square. She was born in Amsterdam, the daughter of Henriette Hamburger-Monnickendam
Betty_Goudsmit-Oudkerk
Street and canal in Amsterdam
still visible. The bridge, also known as Brug 9, crosses the Singel near Dam square, at Oude Leliestraat. Up until the 15th century, the Singel was known
Singel
Street in Amsterdam
streets in Amsterdam, running parallel to Damrak from Nieuwebrugsteeg to Dam Square. Its origins are in the 13th century. In the 16th and 17th century it
Warmoesstraat
There are many squares (suffixed with plein) in Amsterdam. Here is a partial list of some of the better-known ones: The Dam, the central square of Amsterdam
List of tourist attractions in Amsterdam
List_of_tourist_attractions_in_Amsterdam
Painting by Jacob van Ruisdael
view of the crowd watching the parade of the civic guard on the Dam Square, the main square of Amsterdam. Its dimensions are 46.8 cm x 43 cm. It is signed
View of the Dam and Damrak at Amsterdam (Mauritshuis)
View_of_the_Dam_and_Damrak_at_Amsterdam_(Mauritshuis)
1980 riots in the Netherlands
the event turned into a major clash. The riots were centred around the Dam Square, where the new Queen's inauguration took place. Clashes also happened
Amsterdam_coronation_riots
Thin sheet used in dentistry to isolate the operative site
A dental dam or rubber dam is a thin, 6-inch (150 mm) square sheet, usually latex or nitrile, used in dentistry to isolate the operative site (one or
Dental_dam
and therefore could possibly clash with the National Monument on nearby Dam Square, it was unveiled on Rokin street in 1972. Beroering om brons: het verhaal
Equestrian statue of Queen Wilhelmina
Equestrian_statue_of_Queen_Wilhelmina
Dam in Thrissur District, Kerala, India
Dam and the reservoir share borders with Mangalam Dam and the Parambikkulam Wildlife Reserve. The Chimmini catchment area is spread over a 10 square kilometre
Chimmini_Dam
the Remembrance of the Dead memorial service that takes place May 4, on Dam Square. In over eighty different theatres throughout the Netherlands, theatre
Theater_Na_de_Dam
Dutch art dealer
In 1647 Van Uylenburgh had to move to a new location on Dam square. When his house on Dam square was appropriated to build a new city hall (now the Royal
Hendrick_van_Uylenburgh
City in Wisconsin, United States
Beaver Dam is a city in Dodge County, Wisconsin, United States, along Beaver Dam Lake and the Beaver Dam River. The population was 16,708 at the 2020
Beaver_Dam,_Wisconsin
Dam in Elazığ, Turkey
The Keban Dam (Turkish: Keban Barajı) is a hydroelectric dam on the Euphrates, located in the Elazığ Province of Turkey. The dam is the first and uppermost
Keban_Dam
Hotel in Amsterdam, Netherlands
the Magna Plaza shopping centre, and west of the Royal Palace on the Dam Square. The hotel offers 122 rooms, 1 meeting rooms The Brewery Club, restaurant
Hotel_Die_Port_van_Cleve
Dam in Gonghe, Qinghai, China
Dam is a concrete arch-gravity dam at the entrance of the Longyangxia canyon on the Yellow River in Gonghe County, Qinghai Province, China. The dam is
Longyangxia_Dam
Painting by Jacob van Ruisdael
painting is from about 1675. At that time Ruisdael lived on the Dam Square, the main square of Amsterdam, but he could not have painted this from the window
View of the Dam and Damrak at Amsterdam (Boymans van Beuningen)
View_of_the_Dam_and_Damrak_at_Amsterdam_(Boymans_van_Beuningen)
Lastage, organised a gathering to plan their next move. The next day the Dam Square was closed off from the public. The catholic vroedschap (the city-council)
Alteratie
Dutch Protestant iconoclastic
death for heresy. They were drowned in a water-filled wine barrel on Dam Square two months later. The details of her case were written down by Laurens
Weyn_Ockers
Dam in Snowy Mountains, New South Wales
The Blowering Dam is a major ungated rock fill with clay core embankment dam with concrete chute spillway impounding a reservoir under the same name. It
Blowering_Dam
Dam in Warragamba, New South Wales
the dam created capacity for a reservoir of 2,065 gigalitres (4.54×1011 imp gal; 5.46×1011 US gal) and is fed by a catchment area of 9,051 square kilometres
Warragamba_Dam
after which he spent six days in jail after refusing to stop picketing in Dam Square in Amsterdam. Prosecutors later dropped charges against him after complaints
Michael_Jacobs_(activist)
Largest lake in South Carolina, United States
110,000 acres (450 km2) 450 km2 to Square miles 450 square kilometers (170 sq mi) largest lakes in the US "Santee Dam". Retrieved August 11, 2012.{{cite
Lake_Marion_(South_Carolina)
Dam between Northern Cape and Free State, South Africa
195 acre⋅ft) and a surface area of 133.43 square kilometres (51.52 sq mi) when full. Other rivers flowing into this dam are the Berg River, two unnamed streams
Vanderkloof_Dam
Dam in Jharkhand and Paschim Bardhaman District of, West Bengal
in the whole of South East Asia. The dam is constructed on the Barakar River. The lake is spread over 65 square kilometres (25 mi2). 4km 2.5miles R Kaliasole
Maithon_Dam
Dam in North West Province
Hartbeespoort Dam (also known as Harties) is an arch type dam situated in the North West Province of South Africa. It lies in a valley to the south of
Hartbeespoort_Dam
Dutch architect (1890–1963)
Utrecht, Rotterdam 1956, National Monument (with sculptor John Raedecker), Dam Square, Amsterdam Sennott, R. Stephen (2004). Encyclopedia of 20th Century Architecture
J._J._P._Oud
Dam in Western Cape, South Africa
Theewaterskloof Dam is an earth-fill type dam located on the Sonderend River near Villiersdorp, Western Cape, South Africa. Administratively it is located
Theewaterskloof_Dam
Manmade lake in Thailand
Thailand. It is an 185-square-kilometre (71 sq mi) artificial lake, inaugurated in 1987 with the construction of Rajjaprabha Dam by the Electricity Generating
Cheow_Lan_Lake
shooting on Dam square, Amsterdam 2014 Amsterdam drug deaths 2024 University of Amsterdam pro-Palestinian campus occupations 290 Square Meters Academy
Index of Amsterdam-related articles
Index_of_Amsterdam-related_articles
15th-century weigh house in Amsterdam
new weigh house was needed to relieve the Waag op de Dam, the original weigh house on Dam square, which had become too small for the needs of the rapidly
Waag,_Amsterdam
Student-led demonstrations in China
workers, known in China as the June Fourth Incident, were held in Tiananmen Square in Beijing, China, from 15 April to 4 June 1989. After weeks of unsuccessful
1989 Tiananmen Square protests and massacre
1989_Tiananmen_Square_protests_and_massacre
2020 protests in the Netherlands against police brutality
of June 2020 thousands of people, far more than expected, gathered on Dam Square in Amsterdam for the first massive Black Lives Matter protest in the Netherlands
George Floyd protests in the Netherlands
George_Floyd_protests_in_the_Netherlands
Dam in Concordia, Salto
area of 783 square kilometres (302 sq mi), while its maximum dimensions are 140 by 9 kilometres (87.0 mi × 5.6 mi). The Salto Grande dam Inside the generator
Salto_Grande_Dam
Component of the Panama Canal
The Gatun Dam is an earthen dam across the Chagres River in Panama, near the town of Gatun. The dam, constructed between 1907 and 1913, is a crucial element
Gatun_Dam
Dutch murder victim (1968 – 1983)
Bodemeijer, a Dutch skinhead. After being stabbed, Duinmeijer ran to the Dam Square where he tried to take a taxi. The taxi drivers told Duinmeijer to wait
Kerwin_Duinmeijer
Museum displaying a collection of wax representations of famous people
including Dam Square, Amsterdam; Berlin; Hong Kong; Shanghai; and in the United States: the Venetian Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada, Times Square in New York
Wax_museum
Dam in Kerala, India
Peechi Dam thrissur is situated 22 km (14 mi) outside Thrissur city in Kerala, India. The dam was started as an irrigation project for the surrounding
Peechi_Dam
Vehicle ramming in Apeldoorn, Netherlands
the attack, on 4 May 2010, during Remembrance of the Dead ceremony on Dam Square in Amsterdam attended by Queen Beatrix, a 39-year-old man dressed as an
2009 attack on the Dutch royal family
2009_attack_on_the_Dutch_royal_family
Dam in Valais, Switzerland
surface area of 208 hectares (510 acres). The dam and reservoir control runoff from a catchment of 167 square kilometres (64 mi2). Flood waters are released
Mauvoisin_Dam
Dam in Tennessee, U.S.
Douglas Dam is a hydroelectric dam on the French Broad River in Sevier County, Tennessee, in the southeastern United States. The dam is operated by the
Douglas_Dam
Dutch painter (1616-1680)
wife of the naval officer Jochem Swartenhont and an innkeeper near the Dam square. This and many other of his paintings would in the 19th century be falsely
Ferdinand_Bol
Dam in Madhya Pradesh, India
construction of a 92 m high and 653 m long concrete gravity dam. It provides irrigation to 1,230 square kilometres of land with annual production of 2.7 billion
Indirasagar_Dam
Canal in Amsterdam
and normal traffic. This through route leads via Vijzelstraat, Rokin, Dam Square and Damrak to Central Station. To the south of Vijzelgracht, the Nieuwe
Vijzelgracht
DAM SQUARE
DAM SQUARE
Male
Japanese
(大) Japanese name DAI means "big, great, large, vast." Compare with other forms of Dai.
Male
Welsh
 Pet form of Welsh Dafydd, DAI means "beloved." Compare with other forms of Dai.
Boy/Male
Hindu
Calf, Gentleness, Wife
Male
Scottish
Short form of Scottish Gaelic TÃ mhas, TAM means "twin." Compare with another form of Tam.
Male
Scandinavian
 Scandinavian form of Old Norse Dagr, DAG means "day." Compare with another form of Dag.
Male
Scottish
 Pet form of Scottish Gaelic Dà ibhidh, DAW means "beloved." Compare with another form of Daw.
Boy/Male
English Teutonic Biblical Sanskrit
Ram.
Boy/Male
English
Son of Adam.
Girl/Female
Australian, Christian
Sunshine; Bright; Day
Boy/Male
Danish, French, German, Scandinavian, Swedish
Day
Male
Hebrew
 Hebrew name DAG means "fish." Compare with another form of Dag.
Biblical
son of Noah|Ham, hot; heat; brown
Boy/Male
Muslim American Biblical English Hebrew
The Biblical Adam is the English language equivalent.
Female
Vietnamese
 Vietnamese name CAM means "orange." Compare with another form of Cam.
Male
English
 English pet form of Hebrew David, DAW means "beloved." Compare with another form of Daw.
Female
Thai/Siamese
Thai name DAO means "star."
Male
Vietnamese
 Vietnamese name DAI means "great." Compare with other forms of Dai.
Male
Hebrew
(תָּ×) Hebrew name TAM means "complete, whole" or "honest." Compare with another form of Tam.
Female
English
 English name derived from the vocabulary word, DAY means "day." Feminine form of Middle English Daye, meaning "day."
Boy/Male
Indian, Telugu
Lord Ram
DAM SQUARE
DAM SQUARE
Boy/Male
Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Marathi, Sanskrit, Telugu
Divine Belief
Boy/Male
Indian, Kannada, Modern
Fame
Boy/Male
Hindu
Boy/Male
American, British, English
From the Yew Tree Valley
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Pine.
Boy/Male
Indian, Punjabi, Sikh
Adoration
Boy/Male
Arabic, Muslim
Struggle; Fight
Girl/Female
Arabic, French, Malaysian
Shining; Brilliant; Luminous; Obvious
Boy/Male
Bengali, Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Sanskrit, Telugu
Lamp; Light
Boy/Male
Tamil
Sarvalolkacharine | ஸரà¯à®µà®²à¯‹à®•à®šà®°à¯€à®¨à¯‡
Wanderer of all places
DAM SQUARE
DAM SQUARE
DAM SQUARE
DAM SQUARE
DAM SQUARE
n.
A preserve of fruit boiled with sugar and water; as, raspberry jam; currant jam; grape jam.
a.
Having dim sight; lacking perception.
p. pr. & vb. n.
of Dam
n.
As much spirituous liquor as is usually drunk at once; as, a dram of brandy; hence, a potation or potion; as, a dram of poison.
prep.
On this day; on the present day.
n.
A mass of people or objects crowded together; also, the pressure from a crowd; a crush; as, a jam in a street; a jam of logs in a river.
v. t.
To cut into jags or points; to slash; as, to dag a garment.
n.
The period of the earth's revolution on its axis. -- ordinarily divided into twenty-four hours. It is measured by the interval between two successive transits of a celestial body over the same meridian, and takes a specific name from that of the body. Thus, if this is the sun, the day (the interval between two successive transits of the sun's center over the same meridian) is called a solar day; if it is a star, a sidereal day; if it is the moon, a lunar day. See Civil day, Sidereal day, below.
n.
(Preceded by the) Some day in particular, as some day of contest, some anniversary, etc.
v. t.
To obstruct or restrain the flow of, by a dam; to confine by constructing a dam, as a stream of water; -- generally used with in or up.
n.
A hydraulic ram. See under Hydraulic.
v. i.
To grow dim.
n.
To render damp; to moisten; to make humid, or moderately wet; to dampen; as, to damp cloth.
v. t.
To crush or bruise; as, to jam a finger in the crack of a door.
n.
The present day.
imp. & p. p.
of Dam
v. t.
To butt or strike against; to drive a ram against or through; to thrust or drive with violence; to force in; to drive together; to cram; as, to ram an enemy's vessel; to ram piles, cartridges, etc.