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Record 1 2012-03-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Dams and Causeways
  • Hydrology and Hydrography
DEF

An embankment designed to prevent flooding of low-lying land, which may or may not have an impervious core.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Barrages et chaussées
  • Hydrologie et hydrographie
DEF

Ouvrage continu sur une certaine longueur, destiné à contenir les eaux [...]

CONT

Construire une digue le long des rives d'un fleuve pour l'empêcher de déborder.

CONT

Digues des polders de Hollande; digue en terre.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Presas y calzadas elevadas
  • Hidrología e hidrografía
DEF

Obra construida para retener el flujo del agua dentro de un área determinada a lo largo de su cauce o para prevenir inundaciones debidas a mareas u ondas.

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