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sluice

URI
https://nomenclature.info/nom/794 (opens semantic view)
Definition
A valve consisting of a solid gate of wood or of metal which can move vertically by means of a windlass, a flume, or a through in a waterway. Used to regulate the flow of water in a ground level channel.
Definition source(s)
  • Parks Canada / Parcs Canada, and Canadian Heritage Information Network / Réseau canadien d’information sur le patrimoine. 2009–2018. “Parks Canada Descriptive and Visual Dictionary of Objects / Dictionnaire descriptif et visuel de Parcs Canada.” 2009–2018.
English
Term (International)
sluice
Alternative term(s)
water gate
French
Term (International)
vanne de vidange
Term gender (International)
feminine
Spanish
Term
aliviaderos
External term source
Art & Architecture Thesaurus Online
Date created
2010-01-01
Date updated
2022-07-05
Parks Canada code(s)
  • 01-00109
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URL
https://page.nomenclature.info/nom/794 (reopens this page)
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Data source Label Language Match
Art & Architecture Thesaurus sluices (Art & Architecture Thesaurus) English Exact
Wikidata sluice (Wikidata) English Exact
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