aboideau

Noun

Meaning

aboideau (plural aboideaux or aboideaus)

(Canada, Acadian) A tide gate, designed to protect marshland, so constructed as to let out water at low tide, but to prevent an influx of water at high tide.

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Synonyms

weir floodgate penstock air lock

Close letter words and terms

abogado abogenin abohm aboil aboiteau abolish