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fusegate

fusegate noun: a modular spillway sill invented in 1989 to improve dam safety by increasing water storage.

Noun

fusegate (plural fusegates)

  1. A modular spillway sill invented in 1989 to improve dam safety by increasing water storage.
    • The amount of ballast in each fusegate and the elevation of the intake well determine the pool elevation at which a fusegate will tip, that is, rotate downstream.1990, Golden State Floodlight: California Floodplain Management Newsletter, page 70
    • One or more prefabricated fusegate units are positioned within a precast concrete frame on an overflow spillway crest, held in place by gravity forces. Additional reservoir storage is provided to the fusegate crest.1994, Task Committee on Overtopping Protection, Alternatives for Overtopping Protection of Dams, →ISBN, page 42

Examples of fusegate in a sentence

  • The purpose of these physical model tests were mainly to measure water pressure distribution into the chamber and on the fusegate structure for a given upstream water head above the fusegate crest.2000, U. Maione, B. Majone-Lehto, R. Monti, New Trends in Water and Environmental Engineering for Safety and Life, →ISBN:
  • Ordinary floods spill over the fusegate barrier.2013, M.M. Dandekar, K. N.Sharma, Water Power Engineering, →ISBN, page 280:

Forms of fusegate

pluralfusegates

Origin of fusegate

From a brand name.

Questions about fusegate

What does fusegate mean?
Fusegate means a modular spillway sill invented in 1989 to improve dam safety by increasing water storage.
How do you use fusegate in a sentence?
The purpose of these physical model tests were mainly to measure water pressure distribution into the chamber and on the fusegate structure for a given upstream water head above the fusegate crest.
What part of speech is fusegate?
Fusegate is a noun.
What is the plural of fusegate?
The plural of fusegate is fusegates.

Words near fusegate in the dictionary

  1. fused sentence
  2. fused sentences
  3. fusedness
  4. fusee
  5. fusees
  6. fusegate
  7. fusegates
  8. fuseki
  9. fusekis
  10. fusel
  11. fusel alcohol

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