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groin baffles

Portuguese translation: defletores em forma de paredão

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English term or phrase:	groin baffles
Portuguese translation:	defletores em forma de paredão
Entered by:	Marcos Antonio

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09:07 Jun 7, 2011

English to Portuguese translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Geology

English term or phrase: groin baffles

"These sizes are for typical structures such as jetties, revetments, groin baffles, bulkheads, lining for drainage/irrigation ditches and for intake or outlet facilities..."

Trata-se de um texto referente à dimensão de pedras e granulometria de agregados para obras de construção civil.

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defletores em forma de paredão

Explanation:
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-groin: wall built out into the ocean to protect the beach from eroding (=being destroyed by the force of the water)
-groin: a protective structure of stone or concrete; extends from shore into the water to prevent a beach from washing away

- uma estrutura de protecção de pedra ou de concreto; [syn: (paredão), (groyne), (mole), (baluarte)) (paredão, (molhe)]