aboiteau

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aboiteau (plural aboiteaus)

  1. The term used to describe the earthwork dikes and diking systems constructed by Acadians in New Brunswick and Nova Scotia in Canada.

[edit] French

[edit] Noun

aboiteau m. (plural aboiteaux)

  1. (Canada, Acadian) A dike built for land reclamation.
  2. (Canada, Acadian) The sluice in a dike that allows water out at low tide, but blocks its entry at high tide.
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