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WEIR CREST [4 records]

Record 1 2015-03-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Dams and Causeways
OBS

weir: a dam in a stream to raise the water level or divert its flow.

OBS

crest: the top edge of a dam or weir.

CONT

(...) the model test for (...) a fixed crest weir will be completed by April.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Barrages et chaussées
OBS

crête d'un déversoir.

OBS

déversoir: orifice par lequel s'écoule le trop-plein d'un canal, d'un réservoir.

Spanish

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Record 2 1997-01-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Dams and Causeways
Key term(s)
  • curved crest weir
  • curved weir

French

Domaine(s)
  • Barrages et chaussées
OBS

Source(s) : L'Actualité terminologique, vol. 19, 4, 1986 - Barrages fixes et mobiles.

Spanish

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Record 3 1976-06-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Civil Engineering

French

Domaine(s)
  • Génie civil
OBS

BT-44

Spanish

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Record 4 1976-06-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Civil Engineering

French

Domaine(s)
  • Génie civil
OBS

BT-44

Spanish

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