weir
    n 1: a low dam built across a stream to raise its level or
         divert its flow
    2: a fence or wattle built across a stream to catch or retain
       fish

Weir \Weir\ (w[=e]r), Wear \Wear\,n. [OE. wer, AS. wer; akin to
   G. wehr, AS. werian to defend, protect, hinder, G. wehren,
   Goth. warjan; and perhaps to E. wary; or cf. Skr. v[.r] to
   check, hinder. [root]142. Cf. Garret.]
   1. A dam in a river to stop and raise the water, for the
      purpose of conducting it to a mill, forming a fish pond,
      or the like.
      [1913 Webster]

   2. A fence of stakes, brushwood, or the like, set in a
      stream, tideway, or inlet of the sea, for taking fish.
      [1913 Webster]

   3. A long notch with a horizontal edge, as in the top of a
      vertical plate or plank, through which water flows, --
      used in measuring the quantity of flowing water.
      [1913 Webster]

Weir, KS -- U.S. city in Kansas
   Population (2000):    780
   Housing Units (2000): 352
   Land area (2000):     1.046565 sq. miles (2.710591 sq. km)
   Water area (2000):    0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
   Total area (2000):    1.046565 sq. miles (2.710591 sq. km)
   FIPS code:            76350
   Located within:       Kansas (KS), FIPS 20
   Location:             37.308768 N, 94.774289 W
   ZIP Codes (1990):    
   Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   Headwords:
    Weir, KS
    Weir

Weir, TX -- U.S. city in Texas
   Population (2000):    591
   Housing Units (2000): 229
   Land area (2000):     1.593171 sq. miles (4.126293 sq. km)
   Water area (2000):    0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
   Total area (2000):    1.593171 sq. miles (4.126293 sq. km)
   FIPS code:            77056
   Located within:       Texas (TX), FIPS 48
   Location:             30.675007 N, 97.587862 W
   ZIP Codes (1990):    
   Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   Headwords:
    Weir, TX
    Weir

Weir, MS -- U.S. town in Mississippi
   Population (2000):    553
   Housing Units (2000): 234
   Land area (2000):     1.050416 sq. miles (2.720566 sq. km)
   Water area (2000):    0.011427 sq. miles (0.029595 sq. km)
   Total area (2000):    1.061843 sq. miles (2.750161 sq. km)
   FIPS code:            78520
   Located within:       Mississippi (MS), FIPS 28
   Location:             33.263423 N, 89.289439 W
   ZIP Codes (1990):     39772
   Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   Headwords:
    Weir, MS
    Weir