middenvoet
English translation: centre pier, centre footing
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| 15:24 Jul 26, 2007 |
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|  Selected response from: Jack den Haan Netherlands Local time: 07:01 | ||||||
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| 4 +1 | centre pier |
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| 3 | centre base |
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2 hrs confidence: 
peer agreement (net): +1
peer agreement (net): +1centre pier Explanation: 'Footing' if the actual base or foundation of the pier is referred to, but I don't think that would the case here. http://www.portoftyne.co.uk/sitepage.aspx?id=154 "The foundations are concrete filled cast iron cylinders which are set in bed rock. Granite piers rest upon the cylinders at a little above the height of low water. The weight of the swinging portion of the bridge is carried by the **centre pier**." |
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6 hrs confidence:
centre base Explanation: The context suggests a V-shaped support of the bridge whereas the (lower) tip of the V is resting on a base hence making for an impressive view of (entrance to) the landscape. I do not get the impression that water at the base is involved but rather landscaping. |
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