It was considered dÃ©classÃ© to refer to one's own townhouses, estates or villas (or those of friends) as mansions and modern etiquette books still advise that the terms house, big house or great house be used instead.
Waste weir. A waste weir on a navigable canal is a slatted gate on each canal level or pound, to remove excess water and to drain the canal for repairs or for the winter shutdown.
Lake Weir drainage basin including lakes as shown in Figure 2 is approximately 13,650. square acres, of which almost half or 6,000 acres is surface water of lakes. Lake Weir. has a surface area of approximately 5,760 acres or 9 square miles and Little Lake Weir.