aboideau

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English[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

aboiteau

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Acadian French aboideau.

Pronunciation[edit]

(US) IPA^(key): /ɑ.bwɑ.doʊ/

Noun[edit]

aboideau (plural aboideaux or aboideaus)

(Canada, Acadia) A tide gate, designed to protect marshland, so constructed as to let out water at low tide, but to prevent an influx of water at high tide.

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