ETYM Old Eng. wer, AS. wer; akin to German wehr, AS. werian to defend, protect, hinder, German wehren, Goth. warjan; and perhaps to Eng. wary; or cf. Skr. vor to check, hinder. Cf. Garret.
(Homonym: we're).
1. A fence or wattle built across a stream to catch or retain fish.
2. A low dam built across a stream to raise its level or divert its flow.
Low wall built across a river to raise the water level. The oldest surviving weir in England is at Chester, across the river Dee, dating from around 1100. + prikaži više