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English weir 1) a dam in a river to back up water to form a fish pond, 2) a fence of stakes, brushwood, etc. set up in a river or intertidal channel for catching fish, 3) a bank or levee to hold a river in its bed or to direct it to a new bed. trammel net
intertidal
gear
French déversoir   trémail
intertidal
engin de pêche
Spanish  
Portuguese rede de emalhar Rede colocada num rio ou num canal intermareal para capturar peixe. rede tramel
intermareal
aparelho
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