A dam is a barrier obstructing flowing water.

Dam may also refer to:

Places

  • Dam, Bhutan
  • Dam, Gennep, in the Dutch municipality of Gennep
  • Dam, Hollands Kroon, in the Dutch municipality of Hollands Kroon
  • Dam Square, Amsterdam
  • Den Dam, in northern Antwerp, Belgium

Abbreviations and acronyms

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Transport

  • Dalmeny railway station's station code
  • Damascus International Airport's IATA code

Other uses

  • Dam (agricultural reservoir)
  • DAM (band), a Palestinian rap group
  • Dam (cooking), South Asian cooking in a dough-sealed pot
  • Dam (Indian coin)
  • Nepalese dam
  • Dam (methylase), DNA adenine methylase
  • Dam (surname), a surname
  • Dams (surname), a surname
  • Dental dam
  • WCMG, a South Carolina, US radio station once called "94.3 The Dam"
  • Dam, an archaic form of address for a woman, equivalent to sire for a man
  • Dam, female role in the Dominican bélé dance
  • Dam, the female parent of a horse, a term used in horse breeding
  • (blood), one of the Ten Plagues of Egypt
  • "Dam" (Space Ghost Coast to Coast), a television episode
  • Dam (TV series), a South African psychological thriller television series
  • "Dam" (song), a song by SB19
  • The Dam, a 1913 painting by Dominique Lang
  • The Dam, a 1981 novel by Robert Byrne

People

  • Atli Dam (1932–2005), Prime Minister of the Faroe Islands
  • Henrik Dam (1895–1976), Danish biochemist
  • Jan Dam (footballer) (born 1968), Faroese footballer
  • Jan Dam (boxer) (1905–1985), Belgian boxer
  • José van Dam (born 1940), Belgian bass-baritone
  • Kenneth W. Dam (1932–2022), American lawyer and politician
  • Kurtis Dam (born 1985), Swiss-American drag queen
  • Laurens ten Dam (born 1980), Dutch cycle racer
  • Peter Mohr Dam (1898–1968), Prime Minister of the Faroe Islands
  • Rigmor Dam (born 1971), Faroese politician
  • Rob Van Dam (born 1970), American actor
  • Thomas Dam (1909–1986), inventor of the troll doll
  • Đàm Thanh Xuân (born 1985), Vietnamese swimmer and martial artist

See also

  • Avalanche dam
  • Landslide dam
  • Volcanic dam
  • Damn (disambiguation)
  • Dum (disambiguation)

References