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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 function> > flood protection works
Descripción
Embankments built to prevent flooding of low-lying land. For embankments built to control or retain flood waters of rivers or seas, use "dikes."
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Otros términos
- rivierdijken [nl]
- muros de contención [es]
- levee [en]
- flood walls [en]
- floodwalls [en]
- walls, flood [en]
- rivierdijk [nl]
- muro de contención [es]