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pontile di presa e sollevamento

English translation: intake and lifting jetty

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Italian term or phrase:pontile di presa e sollevamento
English translation:intake and lifting jetty
Entered by: Tom in London

07:25 Feb 2, 2009
Italian to English translations [PRO]
Construction / Civil Engineering / Civil Engineering
Italian term or phrase: pontile di presa e sollevamento
Progetto esecutivo del pontile di presa e sollevamento dal fiume XXXX dell'acquedotto di YYYY.

[WhereX XXXX is the name of a river and YYYY is the name of the aqueduct].

I get the general sense but am unsure of the correct EN terminology for 'pontile di presa e sollevamento'.
Ivana UK
United Kingdom
Local time: 02:06
intake and lifting jetty
Explanation:
without more context it's hard to judge. My own assumption is that this is about a pumping system for raising water or sewage from one watercourse to another. But I could be entirely wrong...
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Tom in London
United Kingdom
Local time: 02:06
Grading comment
Cheers :)
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intake and lifting jetty


Explanation:
without more context it's hard to judge. My own assumption is that this is about a pumping system for raising water or sewage from one watercourse to another. But I could be entirely wrong...

Tom in London
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Local time: 02:06
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Cheers :)
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