Concept information
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PREFERRED TERM
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DEFINITION
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Earth embankments have been used since the earliest times to impound and divert water. They are simple compacted structures that rely on their mass to resist sliding and overturning and are the most common type of dam found worldwide.
(en)Created: 8/16/18
BROADER CONCEPT
- dams (en)
IN OTHER LANGUAGES
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English
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barrage en terre
Created: 1990-04-26T00:00:00Z
Last modified: 2021-05-24T17:34:42Z
skos:notation: 32435
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Persian
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Polish
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Tama ziemna
Created: 2006-12-19T00:00:00Z
skos:notation: 61286
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barragem de terra
Created: 1998-08-04T00:00:00Z
Last modified: 2021-06-16T21:24:42Z
skos:notation: 32435
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URI
http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_32435
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