Glossary entry

Croatian term or phrase:

oteretni kanal

English translation:

flood-relief channel

Added to glossary by mxstojki
Feb 12, 2010 06:54
14 yrs ago
Croatian term

oteretni kanal

Croatian to English Tech/Engineering Construction / Civil Engineering
npr. oteretni kanal Kupa-Kupa koji služi da se rijeka odlije u njega i ne poplavi područje
Proposed translations (English)
5 +1 flood-relief channel

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flood-relief channel

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:

Upstream of Zagreb, about 1000 m3/s is diverted through the Sava Odra Sava flood relief canal.

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