Tainter gate in English

Forms: Tainter gates [plural] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

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)

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"Tainter gate" meaning in English

Noun

Inflected forms