camere de cădere ale podeţelor
English translation: culvert spillway
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| 04:43 Jul 8, 2011 |
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| 4 +2 | (roadside) chute / flume / spillway (synonyms) |
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| 4 | water inlet boxes for culverts |
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| 4 -1 | Catch pit / Catch basin |
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| drainage chimney |
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3 hrs confidence: 
water inlet boxes for culverts Explanation: http://www.precastsystemsllc.com/precast/products/inlets.php culvert A drain or waterway structure built transversely under a road, railway or embankment. A culvert usually comprises a pipe or a covered channel of box section large enough for a man to pass through. |
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4 hrs confidence: peer agreement (net): -1
peer agreement (net): -1Catch pit / Catch basin Explanation: I have provided both the UK and US versions here. However, the terms are so similar they probably would not cause confusion between US and UK speakers anyway. "World English Dictionary CATCH PIT — n US and Canadian name: catch basin a pit in a drainage system in which matter that might otherwise block a sewer is collected so that it may periodically be removed." http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/catch pit "World English Dictionary CATCH BASIN — n ( US ), ( Canadian ) Also called (in Britain and certain other countries): catch pit a pit in a drainage system in which matter that might otherwise block a sewer is collected so that it may periodically be removed." http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/catch BASIN Example sentence(s):
Reference: http://www.google.co.uk/#sclient=psy&hl=en&biw=960&bih=577&s... Reference: http://www.wpxi.com/news/24925983/detail.html |
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6 hrs confidence: peer agreement (net): +2
peer agreement (net): +2(roadside) chute / flume / spillway (synonyms) Explanation: eliminate prin reţeaua de şanţuri laterale şi prin camerele de cădere ale podeţelor - rainwater is disposed of through roadside channels/gutters and chutes/flumes/spillways. By courtesy of the U.S. Government - Federal Highway Administration: Design of Roadside Drainage Channels (1965). -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 6 hrs (2011-07-08 11:08:17 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Propun un răspun combinat cu cel al lui The rasmus: ”culvert spillway” - http://www.google.com/#sclient=psy&hl=en&source=hp&q=culvert... Reference: http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/engineering/hydraulics/pubs/hds4.pdf Reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spillway |
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| Reference: drainage chimney Reference information: cămin pentru drenaj Reference: http://www.proz.com/glossary-translations/english-to-romania... |
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