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Record 1 1999-10-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Locks (Canals)
DEF

Either of a pair of canal lock gates that swing out from the side walls and meet at an angle pointing toward the upper level.

OBS

Mitre: variant of miter

French

Domaine(s)
  • Écluses
DEF

Porte constituée par deux vantaux articulés symétriques qui s'appuient l'un contre l'autre dans l'axe avec des faces verticales et en bas contre une saillie du radier appelée busc et qui s'ouvrent en tournant autour des tourillons à collet en haut.

Spanish

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