aboideau
aboiteau (ˈæbəˌtəʊ)
/ (ˈæbəˌdəʊ) /
noun plural -deaus or -deaux (-ˌdəʊz) or -teaus or -teaux (-ˌtəʊz) (in the Canadian Maritimes)
a dyke with a sluicegate that allows flood water to drain but keeps the sea water out
a sluicegate in a dyke
Word Origin for aboideau
Canadian French
Words nearby aboideau
abo system,
aboard,
aboardage,
abode,
abohm,
aboideau,
aboil,
abolish,
abolition,
abolitionism,
abolitionist
Example sentences from the Web for aboideau
The work was completed in August, 1774, by the construction of an aboideau.
Glimpses of the Past |W. O. Raymond