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What is the meaning of aboiteau?
One wooden sluice Or aboiteau (plural aboiteaux) built into dikes with hinged doors (flap valves) that open at low tide to allow fresh water to drain from the farmland, but close at high tide to prevent salt water from flooding the fields.
What does the French word aboiteau mean?
aboiteau m (plural aboiteaux) (Canada, Arcadia) embankment for reclamation. (Acadia, Canada) A sluice gate in a levee that allows water to flow out at low tide but prevents it from entering at high tide.
What does abido mean?
: Tide locks or dams to prevent water from spilling into the marsh.
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