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flood gate [2 records]

Record 1 2007-04-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Locks (Canals)
DEF

A gate for shutting out, admitting, or releasing a body of water.

CONT

Highest fish species numbers and abundances occurred in the ungated natural tributaries and in drains downstream of flood-gates. ... Even though saline waters from the main river system penetrated the majority of the floodgates during most of the study period, fish passage through these gates was found to be very restricted. [Dialog Data Base].

French

Domaine(s)
  • Écluses

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Esclusas
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Record 2 1976-06-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Packaging

French

Domaine(s)
  • Emballages
OBS

C.cr. 92, 499 (Cd)

Spanish

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