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breakwaters (erosion protection works, <hydraulic structures by function>, ... Built Environment (hierarchy name)) |
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Note: Raised structures, usually located offshore, built to protect an area from waves. |
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breakwaters (preferred,C,U,LC,English-P,D,U,PN)
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breakwater (C,U,English,AD,U,SN)
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golfbrekers (C,U,Dutch-P,D,U,U)
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golfbreker (C,U,Dutch,AD,U,U)
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Wellenbrecher (Bauwerk) (C,U,German-P,D,B)
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malecones (C,U,Spanish-P,D,U,PN)
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malecón (C,U,Spanish,AD,U,SN)
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quebra-mares (C,U,Portuguese-P,D,U,PN)
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quebra-mar (C,U,Portuguese,AD,U,SN)
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Facet/Hierarchy Code: V.RK |
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.... Built Environment (hierarchy name) (G) |
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........ Single Built Works (hierarchy name) (G) |
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............ single built works (built environment) (G) |
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................ <single built works by specific type> (G) |
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........................ hydraulic structures (G) |
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................................ erosion protection works (G) |
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.................................... breakwaters (G) |
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Dutch ..... Wordt gebruikt voor bouwwerken, meestal uit de kust, die zijn gebouwd om het gebied te beschermen tegen golven. |
German ..... Erhobene Struktur, in der Regel im Wasser, um ein Gebiet vor Wellen zu schützen. |
Portuguese ..... Estruturas elevadas, geralmente localizadas a pouca distância do mar, construídas para proteger uma área das ondas. |
Spanish ..... Estructura, generalmente de localización costera, construida para proteger un área de las olas. |
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