veine d'eau
| 17:49 Mar 17, 2011 |
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| 4 +1 | (water) chute |
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| 4 | rapid |
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| 3 | gate or sluice gate |
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| 3 | water channel |
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| 3 | pourover/weir spillway |
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30 mins confidence: 
gate or sluice gate Explanation: http://playak.com/article.php?sid=95 -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 34 mins (2011-03-17 18:24:04 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- see also "notch" in the weir |
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1 hr confidence:
water channel Explanation: I can't confirm at the moment that it's "the" term, but it's certainly "a" term. What we're talking about here is an articifially-created course. For these, google "stade d'eau vive" and "white water stadium". A major company producing these courses is Hydrostadium, but their website has been "translated" by an employee who did some English at school 20 years ago. :-) -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 2 hrs (2011-03-17 19:49:46 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- This Wikepedia article describes it in English but the French version isn't so useful: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artificial_whitewater And this one is only in English: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_artificial_whitewater_c... -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 2 hrs (2011-03-17 19:56:04 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- This discussion in French talkes about "veines" in a way that makes it clear they are water channels: http://www.eauxvives.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=30&t=15865&vi... |
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4 hrs confidence:
rapid Explanation: You might have rejected this for a reason, but I'd go for (white water) rapid(s). Description from the ICF : Paddlers have the challenge to race as fast as they can through the course of gates whilst battling with the challenging white water rapids of waves, stoppers and eddies to accomplish the quickest time. The wiki link sets out what the different aspects of the white water rapids are. The link provided by Shelia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artificial_whitewater) references rapids. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rapids Reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whitewater Reference: http://www.canoeicf.com/icf/Aboutoursport/Canoe-Slalom.html |
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5 hrs confidence: peer agreement (net): +1
peer agreement (net): +1(water) chute Explanation: Veine d'eau : PARTIE D'UN COURANT PLUS RAPIDE OU PLUS LENT. http://www.encyclopeche.com/encyclodico.htm JET : Forme donnée à la VEINE D'EAU sous pression à la sortie de l'ajustage d' une lance. Le jet peut être dit plein ou bâton, diffusé, en pluie etc. ... www.pompiersdefrance.org/index.php?id=24&no_cache=1... L'avantage du moulin-bateau est de pouvoir se déplacer pour s'installer dans la meilleure VEINE D'EAU. Son inconvénient est un rendement énergétique ... projetbabel.org/fluvial/moulin_bateau.htm RAPIDS often form where resistant bedrock CONFINES A STREAM TO A NARROW CHANNEL, and forces an INCREASE IN WATER VELOCITY. Fast-moving water, laden with ... www.enotes.com › World of Earth Science However bear in mind that the only place cement is used, is in the WEIR/WATER CHUTE, where the water is particularly rapid, and a light cement mix was ... leisure.prior-it.co.uk/build-a-clay-stream.shtml The weir itself is about 150 metres long with a drop of about 8 metres in low water. There is a CHUTE IN THE WEIR BUILT IN FOR CANOEISTS. ... www.canoeslalom.co.uk/courses/howsham_weir.htm rather too much flat water but a really interesting WEIR at the end with a fantastic WATER CHUTE followed by a very playful drop. ... www.axevalecc.co.uk/Events/France-Jul10.htm This section contains the Thompson's largest rapids being of grade 4, and also right at the beginning of Cowwarr WEIR AN EXCELLENT WATER CHUTE. ... www.fortunecity.com/marina/skipper/579/th.htm It fell down the most amazing WATER CHUTE which would not have been out of ... belfastkayakclub.co.uk/trips/K_Murray_Liffey_20090905.html - Cached |
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18 hrs confidence:
pourover/weir spillway Explanation: another option A pour-over is a feature on a river where the water flows or pours over a rock, ledge, or other submerged feature on a river. Pour-overs generally form a ... paddling.about.com/od/.../g/Pour_over.htm - Cached - Similar and some other terms here Holes are notorious obstacles for kayakers and there are many different sizes and ... You don't want to get stuck in the hole created by the Pourover. ... www.wetdawg.com/pages/under_tips_display.php?t=70&c=29 - Cached 1 Dec 2008 ... A standing wave is generated by the gates (those which are opened) in the middle of on the weir. This attracts kayakers from a considerable ... wikipaddle.org/wiki/Hurley_Weir - Cached - Similar lovely pics in next link of different types of whitewater rapids, drops and holes ... without the express written permission of the Oregon Kayaking webmaster. ... The rock in the pourover can be spotted from the road far overhead if you ... oregonkayaking.net/creeks/uq/uq.html - Cached - Similar |
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