headworks

ˈhɛdwɜːrks

Definition

Definition of headworks - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

water management

TECH.

structure at a waterway's start for water diversion

TECH.

The headworks control the flow into the irrigation canal.

intake

engineering

TECH.

primary control system in industrial processes

TECH.

The factory's headworks regulate the entire production line.

control system

controller

regulator

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structure at a waterway's start for water diversion

Origin of headworks

English, head (top) + works (structures)

Examples of headworks in a sentence

The headworks were damaged in the flood.
The headworks of the dam control the water flow.
The city's sewage system relies on efficient headworks.

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French:ouvrages de tête, système de contrôle principal, ...
German:Wasserbauwerke, Steuerzentrale, ...
Italian:opere di presa, opere di testa, ...
Spanish:bocatoma, cabeceros, ...
Portuguese:estruturas de captação, sistema de comando, ...
Chinese:引水工程, 控制系统, ...
Japanese:取水施設, ヘッドワークス, ...
Arabic:مَنْشَأَة تَحْوِيل المِيَاه, نِظَام التَّحَكُّم الرَّئِيسِي, ...
Hebrew:מִתְקְנֵי רֹאשׁ, מַעֲרֶכֶת רָאשִׁית, ...
Russian:головные сооружения, основная система управления, ...
Ukrainian:головна споруда, головна система, ...
Hindi:हेडवर्क्स, मुख्य नियंत्रण प्रणाली, ...
Bengali:হেডওয়ার্কস, প্রাথমিক নিয়ন্ত্রণ, ...
Catalan:capçalera, capçals, ...
Czech:vodojímací objekt, hlavní řídicí systém, ...
Danish:indtagsbygværk, hovedværk, ...
Dutch:inlaatwerken, hoofdwerken, ...
Greek:έργα κεφαλής, κεφαλές, ...
Hungarian:vízkivételi mű, központi vezérlés, ...
Khmer:សំណង់ក្បាលទឹក, ប្រព័ន្ធគ្រប់គ្រងស្នូលក្នុងដំណើរការឧស្សាហកម្ម, ...
Korean:수문, 헤드워크, ...
Persian:سرآب‌بند, سیستم کنترل اصلی, ...
Polish:budowla piętrząca, system sterowania, ...
Portuguese (BR):captação, sistemas de controle, ...
Romanian:structură de control, headworks, ...
Swedish:huvudverk, kontrollsystem, ...
Thai:โครงสร้างหัวงาน, ระบบควบคุมหลัก, ...
Turkish:baş yapı, ana kontrol sistemi, ...
Vietnamese:công trình đầu nguồn, hệ thống điều khiển chính, ...

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