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fish ladder

fish ladder noun: a structure built on or around dams or locks to facilitate the migration of fish.

fish ladder: a structure built on or around dams or locks to facilitate the migration of fish
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Noun

fish ladder (plural fish ladders)

  1. A structure built on or around dams or locks to facilitate the migration of fish.
    • We came to the base of an abnormally long perpendicular fish ladder, stretching up, up into shadow so overwhelmingly deep it seemed as if a pit had been inverted over our heads.1941, Emily Carr, chapter 18, in Klee Wyck

fish ladder meaning in Tamil

fish ladder in Tamil

மீன் இடப்பெயர்வு அமைவு

Synonyms of fish ladder

Forms of fish ladder

pluralfish ladders

Questions about fish ladder

What does fish ladder mean?
Fish ladder means a structure built on or around dams or locks to facilitate the migration of fish.
What is fish ladder in Tamil?
Fish ladder in Tamil is மீன் இடப்பெயர்வு அமைவு. See Fish ladder meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is fish ladder?
Fish ladder is a noun.
What is the plural of fish ladder?
The plural of fish ladder is fish ladders.

Words near fish ladder in the dictionary

  1. fish kill
  2. fish kills
  3. fish knife
  4. fish knives
  5. fish kropeck
  6. fish ladder
  7. fish ladders
  8. Fish Lake
  9. Fish Lake physa
  10. Fish Lake physae
  11. Fish Lake physas

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