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Inland Waterways

Author: Jean-Louis MATHURIN

Publication date: May 10, 2020 | Lire en français

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    7. Glossary

    Cofferdam: batardeau

    Temporary water retention device.

    Reach: bief

    Portion of a river or canal between two falls or locks.

    Summit reach: bief de partage

    The summit reach of a canal is the reach with the highest water level. It is only found on canals linking two watersheds.

    Bollard; bollard

    Cylindrical shaft built into the edge of a dock for close mooring of boats.

    Cavitation; cavitation

    Cavitation is the physical phenomenon of local liquid boiling due to a drop in static pressure. Most often, this low pressure is the result of a local increase in flow velocity.

    dumping: Clapage

    Dumping is the operation of droping substances...

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