Hoover Dam

British

noun

Former name (1933–47): Boulder Dam. a dam in the western US, on the Colorado River on the border between Nevada and Arizona; forms Lake Mead. Height: 222 m (727 ft). Length: 354 m (1180 ft)

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Waterbury, a city of 115,000 in west central Connecticut, was long known as “Brass City” for its factories that made everything from lipstick holders to parts of Hoover Dam from the yellowish alloy.

From The Wall Street Journal

They also saw various quarries as well as the Hoover Dam.

From Los Angeles Times

It ends with her thinking about the Hoover Dam after humanity is gone.

From Los Angeles Times

Now, 1 gigawatt, which the Energy Department once noted was roughly half the power generated by the Hoover Dam, seems paltry.

From The Wall Street Journal

Its two gigawatts of computing firepower will rival the electricity produced by the Hoover Dam.

From The Wall Street Journal

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