Glossary entry

Italian term or phrase:

chiusa

English translation:

sluice

Added to glossary by Ivana UK
Oct 2, 2004 09:17
19 yrs ago
Italian term

la chiusa di Borghetto

Italian to English Other Geography
South of Verona - on the border of Trentino Alto-Adige and Verona.

Is there an English term for "chiusa"?

Thanks in advance for your help!
Proposed translations (English)
4 +8 sluice
4 weir

Proposed translations

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sluice

if I've understood what it is you can also try sluice gate
Peer comment(s):

agree TaniaTransl
17 mins
agree writeaway : or a lock (pass through a lock)
23 mins
agree sonja29 (X)
4 hrs
agree Mauro Baglieri : right on target:, sluice gate too
7 hrs
agree Mario Marcolin
8 hrs
agree Gian
11 hrs
agree Amandine (X)
1 day 2 hrs
agree Balázs Gorka
1 day 3 hrs
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "thanks to everyone for your help!"
1 day 1 hr

weir

As a sluice has usually a sluice gate (see Collins definition), I think weir fits if there is no sluice gate
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