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| Domain | Definition |
Building & Civil Engineering | Galleries built in the river with their entrances at the beginning of the inlet of an offtake to intercept bottom sediment and discharge it back into the river downstream. The intake pool is formed by a divide wall across the weir and a spillway downstream of the intake. Source: European Union. (references) |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Language | Translations for "SEDIMENT DIVERTING GALLERIES"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Danish | sedimentafledende afsatser (sediment intercepting galleries). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Dutch | omloopmolen voor zand-en slibafvoer (sediment intercepting galleries). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Finnish | lietettä poisjohtava tunneli (sediment intercepting galleries), lietettä poisjohtava kanava (sediment intercepting galleries). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
French | galeries d'interception des sédiments (sediment intercepting galleries). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
German | Sinkstoffableitende Galerien (sediment intercepting galleries). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | σήραγγες ανασχέσεως προσχώσεων (sediment intercepting galleries). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | sghiaiatore sul fronte di presa (sediment intercepting galleries). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | edimentsay ivertingday alleriesgay galerias de intercepção de sedimentos (sediment intercepting galleries). (various references) galerías de intercepción de sedimentos (sediment intercepting galleries), galería de desviación de sedimentos (sediment intercepting galleries). (various references) sedimentavledande tunnelgalleri (sediment intercepting galleries). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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