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Engineering > Civil engineering > Locks, hydraulic engineering

Preferred term

Locks, hydraulic engineering  

Definition

  • Use for enclosed chambers with gates at each end connecting higher and lower sections of artificial waterways for transferring watercraft from one level to another [AAT]

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • Canal locks
  • Hydraulic lift locks
  • Sea locks

Notation

  • 119600

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URI

http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JLC-WXB5K7CW-F

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