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バットレスダム

Meanings

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noun

buttress dam

A dam reinforced on the downstream side by buttresses. Technical term used in civil engineering.

バットレスダムは、重じゅう力りょくダムよりコンクリートの使し用よう量りょうが少すくない。
A buttress dam uses less concrete than a gravity dam.

Written forms

バットレス・ダム
- バットレスダム
  Variant with interpunct; less common in running text.
- バットレス・ダム

Similar words

重じゅう力りょくダム
A gravity dam relies on its own weight for stability, while a buttress dam uses supporting buttresses.
アーチダム
An arch dam curves upstream and transfers water pressure to the abutments, unlike a buttress dam which uses vertical supports.

Etymology

Loanword from English 'buttress dam'.