"Tainter gate" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: Tainter gates [plural]
Etymology: Named after American structural engineer Jeremiah Burnham Tainter of Wisconsin. Etymology templates: {{named-after/list|structural engineer||||}} structural engineer, {{lang|en|Jeremiah Burnham Tainter}} Jeremiah Burnham Tainter, {{named-after|en|Jeremiah Burnham Tainter|nat=American|occ=structural engineer}} Named after American structural engineer Jeremiah Burnham Tainter Head templates: {{en-noun}} Tainter gate (plural Tainter gates)
  1. a type of radial arm floodgate used in dams and canal locks to control water flow. Wikipedia link: en:Tainter gate Coordinate_terms: beartrap gate, crest gate, radial gate, stoplog
    Sense id: en-Tainter_gate-en-noun--BTA7HKo Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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