bassin écrêteur

English translation: overflow lake/pond/basin

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French term or phrase:bassin écrêteur
English translation:overflow lake/pond/basin
Entered by: Bashiqa

14:37 Oct 16, 2017
French to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Construction / Civil Engineering / architecture
French term or phrase: bassin écrêteur
Context:
en périphérie des parois contre terre : hôtel, local piscine, piscine, bassin écrêteur et bassins paysagers 1 et 2 et rampe accès parking R-1.

any suggestions most welcome.
TIA Chris.
Bashiqa
France
Local time: 10:20
overflow lake/pond/basin
Explanation:
See https://www.c-prim.org/documentation/photothèque/bassins-écr... for a description of a "barrage" intended to provent flooding by acting as a temporary reservoir. I.e. it "lops" the "crests" or peaks in river level.
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chris collister
France
Local time: 10:20
Grading comment
Thank you.
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3 +2overflow lake/pond/basin
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overflow lake/pond/basin


Explanation:
See https://www.c-prim.org/documentation/photothèque/bassins-écr... for a description of a "barrage" intended to provent flooding by acting as a temporary reservoir. I.e. it "lops" the "crests" or peaks in river level.

chris collister
France
Local time: 10:20
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 120
Grading comment
Thank you.
Notes to answerer
Asker: So my own idea of limiting basin/pond, not far off, thank you.


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