vijzels
English translation: jack screw
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|  Selected response from: Adela Van Gils Netherlands Local time: 14:19 | ||||||
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| 5 +3 | paddles |
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| 3 | Hand-screw |
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| 3 | jack screw |
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38 mins confidence: 
peer agreement (net): +3
peer agreement (net): +3paddles Explanation: I Dutch, "vijzels" refer to the "screw jack" mechanism that opens and closes "sluis gates" at either end of a lock. These are more commonly known in English as the "paddles. Canal lock... The gates and paddles are then closed again, and the paddles on the ... This prevents the lock gates from bursting open from the differences in pressure between an ... www.fact-index.com/c/ca/canal_lock.html - 8k - Cached - Similar pages Stenson Lock's bottom gates being replaced - Photographs & History... Excess water from the upper section of the canal drains off down here into a culvert and emerges below the bottom lock gates. Note the gate paddles and ground ... www.derbyphotos.co.uk/special/stenslockgates.htm - 37k - Cached - Similar pages Canals Mailing List Archive: Joan's Story... which you lock, or shut up your boat, closing it in with the lock gates. ... At either end of every lock are mechanisms called "paddles" - confusing to us, since ... www.canals.com/list/0072.html |
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