Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A watertight dam inclosing an area in the bed of a river or other body of water, from the interior of which the water may be removed by pumping in order to permit work to be carried on without interruption from the river, as in making subaqueous excavations or in constructing subaqueous foundations; a cofferdam.
  • To construct a sadd or coffer-dam.
  • To carry on excavation or construction in (a body of water) by excluding the water by means of a sadd or cofferdam.

Etymologies

Sorry, no etymologies found.

Support

Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word sadd.

Examples

Comments

Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.