Glossary entry

Japanese term or phrase:

囲繞堤

English translation:

surrounding levee

Added to glossary by Troy Fowler
Feb 8, 2006 10:45
18 yrs ago
Japanese term

囲繞堤

Japanese to English Tech/Engineering Construction / Civil Engineering Levees
(いぎょうてい)

This is a single term on a map of a levee system. I found a description in Japanese online, but need the English word. Any suggestions?

http://www.thr.mlit.go.jp/yamagata/river/enc/words/01a/a-015...
Proposed translations (English)
5 +1 surrounding levee
1 embankment

Proposed translations

+1
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Japanese term (edited): ��ㅒ�
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surrounding levee

surrounding levee
囲じょう堤
[90学術・土木]
インタープレス130万語大辞典

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Note added at 23 mins (2006-02-08 11:09:34 GMT)
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The entire system is comprised of a Surrounding levee, Separating levee, overflow embankment, land that can slow down the river water,
http://www.keihin.ktr.mlit.go.jp/english/tsurumi/oasis/03.ht...

Tomorrow the aircraft is scheduled to fly over the perimeter and surrounding levee
around New Orleans to assist in damage assessment of the system. While making
its observations of the land, EAARL has the ability to "see" through ...
http://www.nasa.gov/home/hqnews/2005/sep/HQ_05246_katrina_sc...
Peer comment(s):

agree V N Ganesh
32 mins
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27 mins
Japanese term (edited): ��ㅒ�

embankment

just a guess
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