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3845. Ease-water, Fairing : The downstream nose of a pier shaped to promote smooth emergence of the water flowing out of the adjacent bays. There are many forms of ease-waters that are designated according to their respective forms, the same as cut-waters. Also sometimes called `fairing`.

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3845. Arrière-bec : Saillie aval d`une pile, profilée de manière à favoriser un écoulement calme de l`eau sortant des débouchés contigus. Il existe de nombreuses formes pour les arrière-becs qui sont dénommés d`après leurs formes respectives, comme les avant-becs. En anglais on dit aussi `fairing`.

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