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15:16 Dec 10, 2001 |
French to English translations [PRO] / Disaster relief | |||||||
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4 +1 | flood bank/wall or levee |
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4 +1 | Quick Dam |
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4 | dyking machine |
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flood bank/wall or levee Explanation: In my opinion they make a levee |
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dyking machine Explanation: The Agriculture and Agri-Food of Canada website mentions "système d'endigation" et "dike system" Dying machine occurs once in the second link below. HSU Library - Special CollectionsEricson Photograph Collection ... ... logs at Bayside, Isaac Minor, Jr.'s combination bull donkey, the Arcata wharf, the dyking machine at work near town and pictures of all the Mad river mills and ... Reference: http://res2.agr.ca/research-recherche/science/Healthy_Water/... Reference: http://library.humboldt.edu/infoservices/humco/holdings/Eric... |
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Quick Dam Explanation: "Quick-Dam is a system designed according to practical experiences using approved materials. Very easily a robust frame construction of galvanized steel or aluminium tubes has to be set up (no screws and bolts, no tools only a hammer is necessary) A special shaped cover made of flexible fleece or a watertight polyester texture with high tensile strength has to be fitted around the frame construction." -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 2001-12-17 16:20:27 (GMT) Post-grading -------------------------------------------------- As per Yolanda's comment, you should not capitalize the words here, as I did. Reference: http://www.quick-damm.de/engl/prod_quick_damm.html |
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