aboideau
English
Alternative forms
- aboiteau
Etymology
Borrowed from Acadian French aboideau.
Pronunciation
- (US) IPA(key): /ɑ.bwɑ.doʊ/
Noun
aboideau (plural aboideaux or aboideaus)
- (Canada, Acadian) 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.