Water intake
Definition
A technical term designating a specialized engineering structure intended for capturing, intake, or managed diversion of a water flow from a natural course, canal, or basin, for supplying irrigation systems, hydroelectric plants, or drinking water networks; also, the term is sometimes used in topography and transport to indicate the width of the land strip definitively occupied by a railway or a public road.
Bilingual Equivalents
- Water intake
- Right of way strip
Grammatical & Source Details
| Inflection Type | Feminine noun, regular structural plural variations and standard formal genitive case inflections. |
| Formation | Phonetic adaptation of the French functional root 'emprise', stabilized within architectural and infrastructural norms. |
| Spelling / Pronunciation | [am.ˈpri.zə] |
| Source | Glossary of Transport Infrastructure Standards and Hydraulic Engineering |
Contextual Usage Examples
RO: Inginerii au proiectat o nouă ampriză pe malul râului pentru a asigura alimentarea cu apă a fabricii de zahăr.
EN: The engineers designed a new water intake on the river bank to ensure the water supply for the sugar factory.
RO: Cadastrul a stabilit că această construcție ilegală încalcă zona de ampriză a drumului județean modernizat.
EN: The cadastre established that this illegal building violates the easement strip zone of the modernized county road.
RO: Debitul colectat prin acea ampriză automatizată este monitorizat în timp real prin senzori electronici.
EN: The flow collected through that automated intake is monitored in real-time through electronic sensors.
Idioms & Phrases
Ampriză de drum / Road right-of-way width
RO: Fâșia de teren situată între limitele exterioare ale șanțurilor sau ale zonelor de protecție ale unei șosele.
EN: The strip of land located between the outer limits of the ditches or protection zones of a highway.
Ampriză hidrotehnică / Hydraulic intake work
RO: Ansamblu structural format din grătare, porți și canale menit să capteze apa fără a permite pătrunderea aluviunilor mari.
EN: A structural assembly consisting of screens, gates, and canals meant to capture water without allowing large sediments to enter.
Limita de ampriză / Easement boundary line
RO: Linie topografică oficială dincolo de care proprietarii privați au permisiunea de a ridica garduri ori clădiri permanente.
EN: An official topographic line beyond which private owners are allowed to erect fences or permanent buildings.
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