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| Italian | English |
| argine artificiale | dyke An artificial wall, embankment, ridge, or mound, usually of earth or rock fill, built around a relatively flat, low-lying area to protect it from flooding; a levee. A dyke may be also be constructed on the shore or border of a lake to prevent inflow of undesirable water |
| argine artificiale | dyke |
| argine terminale | peripheral dyke |
| protezione degli argini | bank protection Engineering work which aims at the protection of banks of a river, or slopes of embankments along it, from erosion by the current of flow, from floods, etc. |
| protezione degli argini | bank protection |
| rinforzo degli argini artificiali | dyke reinforcement |
| rinforzo degli argini artificiali | dyke reinforcement The addition of material to strengthen the structure of the dykes |