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May 24, 2013 20:45
11 yrs ago
Dutch term
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watervangtoren
Dutch to English
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Construction / Civil Engineering
OK, I know exactly what this is. Just don't know if there is an English name for it.
This is it:
https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/Gu-H3HHneNV--wU4Zrb7yC...
This is it:
https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/Gu-H3HHneNV--wU4Zrb7yC...
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 | (water) outlet tower |
Stuart Robertson
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| 3 | intake tower |
Eva Weidema
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Proposed translations
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Stuart Robertson
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4
(water) outlet tower
Rather than describing the water collection function of the water, the English term focuses on the fact that it is being pumped away from the reservoir for treatment. Given the context, the "water" could be omitted, hence the brackets.
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Note added at 3 hrs (2013-05-25 00:22:51 GMT)
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"function of the tower"..., sorry!
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Note added at 3 hrs (2013-05-25 00:22:51 GMT)
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"function of the tower"..., sorry!
2 days 12 hrs
Eva Weidema
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intake tower
Looking at this website, it looks as if your particular reservoir tower is called an intake tower.
Peer comment(s):
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Stuart Robertson
: Potentially... But as your reference states, only if connected to a hydroelectric power station. For a drinking water reservoir (which is the case here), the correct term would be an outlet tower
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