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Gravity dams

Scope note

Dams that resist water pressure by their own weight.

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

30006090

Broader Terms used

<dams by form>

Term used for

dams, gravity

Equivalent Terms used

gravity dam

Created

12yrs ago

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