土ど堰えん堤てい

noun

earthfill dam

Technical term in civil engineering for a dam constructed primarily from compacted earth materials. Often contrasted with concrete dams. See also アースダム.

See also: アースダム

• この地ち域いきでは、土ど堰えん堤ていが多おおく建けん設せつされている。

  Many earthfill dams have been constructed in this region.