earthfill dam
C11364
concept
An earthfill dam is a large embankment structure made primarily of compacted earth materials, designed to impound water by using its mass and low permeability to resist and control reservoir pressures.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| earthfill dam canonical | 48 |
| earthen dam | 10 |
| earth-fill embankment dam | 3 |
| earthen embankment dam | 2 |
| earthfill embankment dam | 1 |
| rock and earth-fill dam | 1 |
Description generation (CDg)
The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the class name and this instruction.
Instruction
generate a one-sentence description for a given conceptual class. # Response Format Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the conceptional class]"
Input
Class: earthfill dam
Generated description
An earthfill dam is a large embankment structure made primarily of compacted earth materials, designed to impound water by using its mass and low permeability to resist and control reservoir pressures.