Estacade

/ˌɛs.tə.ˈkɑːd/ noun

Definition

A structure or barrier, typically made of piles or posts driven into a riverbed or seabed, used to protect against flooding or to control water flow.

Etymology

From French 'estacade,' derived from Spanish 'estacada,' which comes from 'estaca' (stake or post) via Medieval Latin 'staca'.

Kelly Says

Estacades are the unsung engineering heroes of medieval and Renaissance cities—built to tame rivers and protect towns, they show how people engineered their way around natural disasters centuries before modern dams!

Translations

AMአማርኛ
Palisade
pa-li-sa-de
ARالعربية
عمود
a-mood
BNবাংলা
পালিশ
pa-li-sh
CACatalà
Palisade
pa-li-sa-de
CSČeština
palisáda
pa-li-sa-da
DADansk
palissade
pa-li-sa-de
DEDeutsch
Palisade
pa-li-sa-de
ELΕλληνικά
συρρίγματα
sir-ri-g-ma-ta
ESEspañol
estaca
es-ta-ka
FAفارسی
Palisade
pa-li-sa-de
FISuomi
aita
a-i-ta
FRFrançais
estacade
es-ta-kad
GUGU
Palisade
pa-li-sa-de
HAHA
Palisade
pa-li-sa-de
HEעברית
מחסום
ma-chos-oom
HIहिन्दी
पैर
pa-eer
HUMagyar
pálisád
pa-li-sad
IDBahasa Indonesia
tiang
tee-ang
IGIG
Palisade
pa-li-sa-de
ITItaliano
palizzata
pa-li-za-ta
JA日本語
ku-i
KKKK
Palisade
pa-li-sa-de
KMKM
Palisade
pa-li-sa-de
KO한국어
말뚝
mal-tuk
MRMR
Palisade
pa-li-sa-de
MSBahasa Melayu
palisade
pa-li-sa-de
MYမြန်မာ
Palisade
pa-li-sa-de
NLNederlands
palissade
pa-li-sa-de
NONorsk
palissade
pa-li-sa-de
PAPA
Palisade
pa-li-sa-de
PLPolski
palisada
pa-li-sa-da
PTPortuguês
estaca
es-ta-ka
RORomână
palisadă
pa-li-sa-da
RUРусский
Palisada
pa-li-sa-da
SVSvenska
palissad
pa-li-sad
SWKiswahili
palisade
pa-li-sa-de
TAதமிழ்
பாலிசாடு
pa-li-sa-du
TEతెలుగు
పాలిసాడు
pa-li-sa-du
THไทย
เสา
sao
TLTL
palisade
pa-li-sa-de
TRTürkçe
estaka
es-ta-ka
UKУкраїнська
Palisada
pa-li-sa-da
URاردو
پalisade
pa-li-sa-de
VITiếng Việt
cọc
cok
YOYO
Palisade
pa-li-sa-de
ZH中文
zhuāng
ZUZU
Palisade
pa-li-sa-de

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