Dikes
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 function> > flood protection works
Descripción
Embankments built along a river or sea and set at some distance from it to control or retain flood waters. For embankments built only to prevent flooding of low-lying land use "levees."
URI original del concepto
Otros términos
- dijken [nl]
- diques (protección de crecidas) [es]
- dike [en]
- dykes [en]
- dijk [nl]
- dique (protección de crecidas) [es]
- dique de defensa [es]
- dique marítimo [es]