- upstream toe
- пята плотины со стороны верхнего бьефа
Англо-русский строительный словарь. 2013.
Англо-русский строительный словарь. 2013.
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Dam — /dam, dahm/, n. (Carl Peter) Henrik /kahrl pee ter hen rik/; Dan. /kahrddl pay teuhrdd hen rddik/, 1895 1976, Danish biochemist: Nobel prize for medicine 1943. * * * I Barrier built across a stream, river, or estuary to conserve water for such… … Universalium
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