砂さ防ぼう

noun

erosion control; sabo

Technical term for measures against sediment-related disasters, including erosion control, landslide prevention, and debris flow countermeasures. Often used in compound words like 砂防ダム (sabo dam).

• この地ち域いきでは砂さ防ぼう工こう事じが進すすめられている。

  Erosion control works are being carried out in this area.

• 砂さ防ぼうダムは土ど石せき流りゅうを防ふせぐために建けん設せつされた。

  The sabo dam was built to prevent debris flows.