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Noun
English
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Alternative forms
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aboiteau
Etymology
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Borrowed from
Acadian French
aboideau
.
Pronunciation
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(
US
)
IPA
(
key
)
:
/ɑ.bwɑ.doʊ/
Noun
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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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