Definition[edit | edit source]
A water wheel, i e a hydraulic powered device, for divert water a channel.
etimology[edit | edit source]
dam protogermanic dammaz
and
diversion from divert (remove the water via a channel)
Example[edit | edit source]
In Mesopotamia, very large weirs and diversion dams were built, to create reservoirs and to supply canals that carried water over considerable distances across flat areas.[1]
Translation[edit | edit source]
es azuda
de. Umleitung Dam
zh-tw:水车
- ↑ History of water resources
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- ↑ History of water resources
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