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DRY HARBOUR [1 record]

Record 1 2022-05-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Ports
DEF

A harbour in which the water wholly or partly recedes as the tide goes out, leaving any vessel moored there aground.

Key term(s)
  • drying harbor
  • dry harbor

French

Domaine(s)
  • Ports
CONT

Dans les mers à marée, on appelle «port d'échouage» un port où la hauteur d'eau est insuffisante à marée basse pour que les navires continuent à flotter : ceux-ci reposent donc à marée basse sur le fond. Ces ports ne sont accessibles que lorsque la marée est suffisamment haute.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Puertos
CONT

Era un puerto de varada, en el que solo se podía entrar y salir durante la pleamar, si bien el canal de acceso al mismo era muy tortuoso y aquejado no pocos peligros causados por la escasa profundidad.

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