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DIQUE COSTERO [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2006-07-21
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Hydrology and Hydrography
- Dams and Causeways
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- seawall
1, record 1, English, seawall
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- sea bank 2, record 1, English, sea%20bank
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A wall or embankment to resist encroachments of the sea. 3, record 1, English, - seawall
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 DEF
a stone structure, usually solid, built along the waterfront to prevent encroachment of the sea. 4, record 1, English, - seawall
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 DEF
A concrete, stone, or metal wall or embankment constructed along a shore to reduce wave erosion and encroachment by the sea. 2, record 1, English, - seawall
Record 1, Key term(s)
- sea wall
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Hydrologie et hydrographie
- Barrages et chaussées
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- ouvrage longitudinal
1, record 1, French, ouvrage%20longitudinal
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- ouvrage longitudinal de choc 1, record 1, French, ouvrage%20longitudinal%20de%20choc
correct, masculine noun
- ouvrage longitudinal de défense 1, record 1, French, ouvrage%20longitudinal%20de%20d%C3%A9fense
correct, masculine noun
- ouvrage longitudinal de défense des côtes 2, record 1, French, ouvrage%20longitudinal%20de%20d%C3%A9fense%20des%20c%C3%B4tes
proposal, masculine noun
- ouvrage de protection 3, record 1, French, ouvrage%20de%20protection
masculine noun
- ouvrage longitudinal de protection 4, record 1, French, ouvrage%20longitudinal%20de%20protection
masculine noun
- mur de protection 5, record 1, French, mur%20de%20protection
masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] la défense des plages de galets en érosion [...] doit comporter en même temps des ouvrages transversaux, ou épis et un ouvrage longitudinal à la partie supérieure de l'estran. [...] les travaux de défense ne doivent comporter que des ouvrages longitudinaux, assez robustes, pour résister à l'action prédominante des lames. 1, record 1, French, - ouvrage%20longitudinal
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
[les] ouvrages longitudinaux [...] peuvent avoir la forme, suivant les circonstances, de simples revêtements inclinés [...] ou de murs [...] ou bien de brise-mer. 1, record 1, French, - ouvrage%20longitudinal
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Hidrología e hidrografía
- Presas y calzadas elevadas
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- dique costero
1, record 1, Spanish, dique%20costero
masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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