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Old June 29, 2009, 07:55 AM
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Originally Posted by poli View Post
That's interesting. Pantano over here means swamp, and represa is definitely dam.
I think you use 'dam' for both 'dique' and 'presa'. The difference between them is that a 'dique' is shorter than 15 m. high and 'presa' is higher. Another word not very common is 'azud' used in rivers, as a small 'dique' in a river.
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