Digue de col
English translation: saddle dike
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| 18:22 Dec 15, 2017 |
| French to English translations [PRO] Tech/Engineering - Construction / Civil Engineering / Civil Engineering for Dam Construction | |||||||
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| 4 +1 | saddle dike |
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| 3 | embankment/barrier of the pass |
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29 mins confidence: 
peer agreement (net): +1
peer agreement (net): +1saddle dike Explanation: My reference is the first Google hit. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 30 mins (2017-12-15 18:52:40 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Or saddle dam, as the reference says. Reference: http://www.btb.termiumplus.gc.ca/tpv2alpha/alpha-eng.html?la... |
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embankment/barrier of the pass Explanation: Digue means a dam. Col means the lowest point between two peaks, which is also termed as pass. The easiest way to construct a dam is to build a dam joining the two peaks by an embankment or barrier which results in a dam. This contains the water on one side and allows the water to flow through weirs that are provided in the dam. |
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