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1 embankment
[im'bæŋkmənt](a bank or ridge made eg to keep back water or to carry a railway over low-lying places etc.) dique* * *em.bank.ment[imb'æŋkm2nt] n dique, aterro, terraplenagem, barragem. -
2 embankment
talude, represa, diqueEnglish-Portuguese dictionary of military terminology > embankment
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3 embankment
[im'bæŋkmənt](a bank or ridge made eg to keep back water or to carry a railway over low-lying places etc.) dique, terraplenagem -
4 dike
(an embankment built as a barrier against the sea etc.) dique* * *[daik] n 1 dique, represa, fosso, molhe, açude. 2 canal, vala. 3 passadiço. 4 Geol solidificação de magma eruptivo nas fendas das rochas. 5 Min veio mineral. 6 fig barreira, obstáculo. 7 vulg lésbica. • vt 1 cercar de dique, represar, deter o curso de águas. 2 drenar por meio de valas, fossos ou canais. -
5 dyke
(an embankment built as a barrier against the sea etc.) dique* * *dyke1[daik] = link=%20dike dike.————————dyke2[daik] n sl sapatão, sapatona, lésbica. -
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(an embankment built as a barrier against the sea etc.) dique -
7 dyke
(an embankment built as a barrier against the sea etc.) dique
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