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| Domain | Definition |
Public Administration | A natural or artificial embankment which confines the river within its channel and prevents flooding. Source: European Union. (references) |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Language | Translations for "FLOOD CONTROL LEVEE"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||
French | digue protectrice (flood bank, flood embankment, flood levee), digue de protection contre les crues (flood bank, flood embankment, flood levee), digue contre les crues (flood bank, flood embankment, flood levee), digue (flood bank, flood embankment, flood levee). (various references) | ||||
German | Längsdamm (dike, dyke, flood bank, flood embankment, flood levee, levee), Hochwasserschutzdamm (dike, dyke, flood bank, flood embankment, flood levee, levee), Hochwasserdeich (dike, dyke, flood bank, flood embankment, flood levee, levee), Hochwasserdamm (dike, dyke, flood bank, flood embankment, flood levee, levee), Deich (dam, dike, embankment, levee, seawall), Damm (bank, causeway, dam, dike, embankment, levee, perineum). (various references) | ||||
Italian | diga (breakwater, causeway, dam, dike, dyke, embankment, levee, Weir), argine di protezione dalle piene (dike, dyke, flood bank, flood embankment, flood levee, levee), argine di protezione contro le piene (dike, dyke, flood bank, flood embankment, flood levee, levee), argine di piena (dike, dyke, flood bank, flood embankment, flood levee, levee), argine (bank, bay, bulwark, dam, defence, defense, dike, dyke, embankment, levee, riverbank). (various references) | ||||
Pig Latin | oodflay ontrolcay eveelay | ||||
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