chiavicotto

English translation: sewer tunnel

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Italian term or phrase:	chiavicotto
English translation:	sewer tunnel
Entered by:	Science451

17:18 Dec 29, 2003

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Italian term or phrase: chiavicotto

Just a sewer tunnel?

Da una cantina del palazzo era possibile raggiungere la fonte maggiore tramite un chiavicotto percorribile. Il cunicolo (oggi ancora in parte praticabile) consentiva di alloggiare la tubatura su un muricciolo e garantiva lo spazio per la manutenzione.

TIA

Catherine Bolton KudoZ activity Questions: 425 (2 open) (3 without valid answers) (8 closed without grading) Answers: 1164
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sewer tunnel

Explanation:
an ancient version of the one in the reference (underground)

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<a ref=\"http://fastnet.it/market/archeonet/acqualagna.htm\">See this reference</a>

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sorry!

the right reference is:

http://fastnet.it/market/archeonet/acqualagna.htm

there is a picture of an ancient Roman \'chiavicotto\'

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Science451
Italy
Local time: 04:05

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Thanks! The photo did the trick.
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road gully

Federica Masante

sewer tunnel

Science451

Discussion entries: 1

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road gully

Explanation:
Here's what I found:

Building - Civil Engineering (BA)

(1)
TERM bocchetta di fognatura

Reference Meinck-Moehle

Note {DOM} strade:drenaggio
(2)
TERM pozzetto stradale

Reference Meinck-Moehle

Note {DOM} strade:drenaggio
(3)
TERM chiavicotto

Reference ROU78

Note {DOM} strade:drenaggio
(4)
TERM pozzetto di scolo

Reference Diz tecnico stradale,AIPCS,1982

Note {DOM} strade:drenaggio

(1)
TERM gully

Reference Technical Dict of Road Terms,PIARC,1990;Road Gloss

Note {DOM} roads:drainage
(2)
TERM gulley

Reference Road Gloss

Note {DOM} roads:drainage
(3)
TERM surface water gully

Reference Cagnacci;Meinck-Möhle

Note {DOM} roads:drainage
(4)
TERM street inlet

Reference Cagnacci;Meinck-Möhle

Note {DOM} roads:drainage
(5)
TERM street gully

Reference Cagnacci;Meinck-Möhle

Note {DOM} roads:drainage
(6)
TERM road gully

Reference ROU78

Note {DOM} roads:drainage

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or simply gully....

Federica Masante
Local time: 04:05
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Italian
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sewer tunnel

Science451
Italy
Local time: 04:05
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Italian
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Grading comment

Thanks! The photo did the trick.

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