resclosa

Catalan

Etymology

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *resclausa, variant of reclausa (“closed”) from clausus.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [rəsˈklɔ.zə]

IPA^(key): (Valencian) [resˈklɔ.za]

Noun

resclosa f (plural rescloses)

weir, barrage (an obstruction placed across a waterway)
Synonym: assut
lock (a segment of a canal or other waterway enclosed by gates, used for raising and lowering boats between levels)

Further reading

“resclosa” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
“resclosa”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
“resclosa” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
“resclosa” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

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