Gatun
Americannoun
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a town in the N Canal Zone of Panama.
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a large dam near this town. 1½ miles (2 km) long.
Example Sentences
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Gatun Lake, which forms a key stretch of the canal system and provides fresh water for its locks, saw little rain this year, as El Niño triggered a withering drought.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 4, 2023
And Megan Geuss at Ars Technica discovered that a ship from World War II became a floating nuclear power station in Gatun Lake in Panama until 1976.
From The Verge ● May 2, 2018
They can arrange private helicopter rides or sailings around Gatun Lake.
From Time ● Oct. 13, 2017
In 1935, the Madden Dam was created to prevent the flooding of the Chagres River, which flows into Gatun Lake – a major part of the canal.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 24, 2016
Indeed, as regards the Gatun Lake the anxiety, if there be any, is that the water-supply will be insufficient rather than dangerously excessive.
From The Panama Canal A history and description of the enterprise by Mills, J. Saxon
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