aboideau

/ ˈæbəˌtəʊ; ˈæbəˌdəʊ /

noun

1. a dyke with a sluicegate that allows flood water to drain but keeps the sea water out
2. a sluicegate in a dyke

Word History and Origins

Origin of aboideau¹

Canadian French

Example Sentences

This dyke and aboideau served the purpose of shutting out the tide from about 600 acres of marsh land.

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Ten years later Hazen & White built a new aboideau a little above the first one which had fallen into disrepair.

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The work was completed in August, 1774, by the construction of an aboideau.

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They were at that time employed by Simonds & White in building an aboideau and dykeing the marsh.

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