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Record 1 2005-11-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Urban Sites
  • Dams and Causeways
  • Hydroelectric Power Stations
DEF

A location on, or a short stretch of, a stream where topographical and other physical conditions are favorable to the development of hydroelectric power.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sites (Urbanisme)
  • Barrages et chaussées
  • Centrales hydro-électriques
CONT

Site. Configuration propre du lieu occupé par un ouvrage et qui lui fournit les éléments nécessaires à son fonctionnement [...] par exemple, le site d'un aménagement hydroélectrique est commandé par l'emplacement de la force hydraulique, élément nécessaire à l'ouvrage.

OBS

hydroélectrique : Cette graphie, puisée des Rectifications de l'orthographe recommandées par le Conseil supérieur de la langue française, est attestée dans le Petit Robert (2004).

Spanish

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