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oteretni kanal

English translation: flood-relief channel

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Croatian term or phrase:oteretni kanal
English translation:flood-relief channel
Entered by: mxstojki

06:54 Feb 12, 2010
Croatian to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Construction / Civil Engineering
Croatian term or phrase: oteretni kanal
npr. oteretni kanal Kupa-Kupa koji služi da se rijeka odlije u njega i ne poplavi područje
mxstojki
Local time: 09:22
flood-relief channel
Explanation:
U Free Dictionary piše:
flood relief channel [′fləd ri‚lēf ‚chan·əl]
(civil engineering)
bypass channel

McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms:
bypass channel [′bī‚pas ‚chan·əl]
(civil engineering)
A channel built to carry excess water from a stream. Also known as flood relief channel; floodway.
A channel constructed to divert water from a main channel.
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Sanja Demut
Croatia
Local time: 09:22
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flood-relief channel


Explanation:
U Free Dictionary piše:
flood relief channel [′fləd ri‚lēf ‚chan·əl]
(civil engineering)
bypass channel

McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms:
bypass channel [′bī‚pas ‚chan·əl]
(civil engineering)
A channel built to carry excess water from a stream. Also known as flood relief channel; floodway.
A channel constructed to divert water from a main channel.


Example sentence(s):
  • Upstream of Zagreb, about 1000 m3/s is diverted through the Sava Odra Sava flood relief canal.

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Sanja Demut
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Local time: 09:22
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