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English translation: avalanche shed
| 08:16 Feb 14, 2015 |
| Norwegian to English translations [PRO] Tech/Engineering - Construction / Civil Engineering / Civil engineering -- avalanche control structures. | |||||||
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|  Selected response from: jeffrey engberg Norway Local time: 18:47 | ||||||
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| 5 +1 | avalanche shed |
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| 5 | snow shed |
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| 4 | avalanche cover |
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| 4 | Avalanche gallery |
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| 2 | avalanche roof |
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8 mins confidence: 
avalanche cover Explanation: This is a term given by Ordnett. |
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11 mins confidence:
avalanche roof Explanation: I don't for a minute believe this is what it's called, but picture a sloping landside, cut a road lengthwise into it, build a roof-like structure so the inevitable snowslide will just slide across. |
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18 mins confidence: peer agreement (net): +1
peer agreement (net): +1avalanche shed Explanation: trade standard... Reference: http://tranbc.ca/2011/11/30/avalanche-safety-shedding-light-... |
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2 hrs confidence:
snow shed Explanation: See the link for examples. (Even Jeffrey's link uses this. ;-) ) Reference: http://tinyurl.com/pnucqv3 |
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1 day 2 hrs confidence:
Avalanche gallery Explanation: I offer this as an option. Having seen a snow avalanche, sheds, covers, and roofs all sound a bit flimsy, but gallery seems slightly more substantial. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snow_shed |
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