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Multilingual Technical Dictionary (MTD)
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Term No.Term Name/Term DescriptionAction
1527
Guide bank, or Bell`s bund
A protective or training embankment constructed at the side of a weir, bridge, etc., to guide the river into the waterway in the structure; named after Mr. J.R. Bell who designed such bunds (illustrated)......
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2282
Guide bund
A training wall intended to lead water smoothly to or away from a barrage or weir. It is built of earth, masonry or concrete or any other locally available material......
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3487
Floating guide bank system, or Stream directing system
A sediment or silt exclusion device placed in the river in front of the entrance of a canal, comprising separate sections, in one arrangement, hinged together each with four partially submerged gates connected at their top by an overhead truss at an inclination to the river current. The gates divert the surface water towards the canal and the botto.....
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3523
Silt platform-cum-guide wing
A silt platform with a curved wing added to it with a view to guiding the top water into the offtake (illustrated).
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3630
Bollard, Check post, or Mooring post
A steel or concrete post installed near or on the side walls for securing ropes for mooring purposes and also for retaining vessel entering the lock......
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3819
Fender, Guide post, or Guide rail
Timber, stone, or metal posts or fences designed to attract attention to the presence of a bridge or culvert and to assist in the safe passage of traffic over the structure......
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3905
Brail pool
Pool containing the brail mechanical lifting device for transfer of fish received from the holding pool into a tank from which they are loaded into trucks (illustrated)......
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4681
Railing
Agricultural method of brush removal from a field using a tractor-drawn railway rail.
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5850
Guide
Element of falsework for aligning sheet piling during setting and driving operations.
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6152
Trailer
A towed carrier that either rests on its own wheels, both front and rear, or rests on the tractor in front, and on its own wheels in the rear......
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7546
Frail lands
Lands characterized by either a thin or unstable topsoil or lack of topsoil.  Frail lands are ordinarily those on which the plant cover is sparse or easily injured, making them susceptible to runoff or erosion.  .....
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8754
Karman street, or Karman vortex trail
The trail of vortices occurring in the wake of a body, after boundary layer separation has taken place.
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