"headworks" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: headworks [plural]
Etymology: From head + works. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|head|works}} head + works Head templates: {{en-noun|headworks}} headworks (plural headworks)
  1. Any structure at the head or diversion point of a waterway. It is smaller than a barrage and is used to divert water from a river into a canal or from a large canal into a smaller canal. Wikipedia link: headworks
    Sense id: en-headworks-en-noun-w-Y1R-Qd Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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