aboideau

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aboideau [ˈæbəˌdəʊ], aboiteau [ˈæbəˌtəʊ]

n pl -deaus, -deaux [-ˌdəʊz], -teaus -teaux [-ˌtəʊz] (in the Canadian Maritimes)

1. (Engineering / Civil Engineering) a dyke with a sluicegate that allows flood water to drain but keeps the sea water out

2. (Engineering / Civil Engineering) a sluicegate in a dyke

[Canadian French]

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