ABOIDEAU

Etymology

Noun

aboideau (plural aboideaux or aboideaus)

(Canada, Acadia) A tide gate, designed to protect marshland, so constructed as to let out water at low tide, but to prevent an influx of water at high tide.

Source: Wiktionary



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