Sluices
Esquema
Jerarquía
Built Environment (Hierarchy Name) > Single Built Works (Hierarchy Name) > single built works (Built Environment) > <single built works by specific type> > <single built works by function> > hydraulic structures > <hydraulic structures by form> > artificial water channels
Descripción
Artificial passages of wood or masonry, a dam or embankment, used for impounding the water of river, stream, or canal, and fitted with a valve or gate for stopping or regulating the flow.
URI original del concepto
Otros términos
- sluizen [nl]
- aliviaderos [es]
- sluice [en]
- sluiceways [en]
- sluis [nl]
- aliviadero [es]
- embalse [es]
- saetín [es]