Canal Safety Gates
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canal-safety-gates-238-9958839
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Canal Safety Gates
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Canal safety gates or canal air raid protection gates are structures that were installed on canals specifically to reduce or prevent flood damage to dwellings, factories, etc. in the event of aqueducts, canal banks, etc. being breached either through natural events or by enemy action during wars, insurgency, sabotage, etc. They sometimes have a secondary function in regard of canal maintenance work. Substantial structures or simple 'stop gates' or 'stop planks' were used to prevent flooding and
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canal_Safety_Gates
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2023-02-08T16:57:39Z
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