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monument Word or Phrase:COASTAL FISH WEIR *  
Definition:A structure comprising of two walls of stone or wood with nets or fish traps attached. Located in coastal waters, on shelving coastlines or in river estuaries they form large enclosures with a V or L shaped plan. The narrow point on the seaward side.
monument Word or Phrase:TUMBLING WEIR *  
Definition:An outfall from a canal, river or reservoir.
monument Word or Phrase:FISH WEIR *  
Definition:A fence or row of stakes, often with nets attached forming an enclosure within a river or harbour and used for catching, or holding, fish.
monument Word or Phrase:WEIR *  
Definition:A dam constructed on the reaches of a canal or river designed to retain the water and to regulate its flow.

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