Bordos de contención
English translation: levees, dikes
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|  Selected response from: Michael Powers (PhD) United States Local time: 17:59 | ||||||
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| 4 | retaining barrier / wall |
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| 4 | levees, dikes |
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| 2 | containment walls |
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containment walls Explanation: my first thought |
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1 day 15 hrs confidence:
retaining barrier / wall Explanation: retaining barrier / wall |
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levees, dikes Explanation: Mike :) -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 27 mins (2009-08-05 21:58:39 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Louis Robb. Diccionario para ingenieros. "bordo de conttención: levee, dike" "escrepa" is a "scraper" and is found in the same source -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 3 days13 hrs (2009-08-09 11:15:27 GMT) Post-grading -------------------------------------------------- you're welcome |
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