Gatun
[ɡɑ:'tu:n]
Examples
- At Gatun ships pass from the sea to the lake level, and vice versa, by three locks in flight. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- This dike separated the water in the Gatun locks from Gaillard Cut. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- Sea-level section of canal, seven miles long, from Atlantic Ocean to Gatun Locks, where by a series of three locks vessels are raised to Gatun Lake, eighty-five feet above sea level. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- Small area of land dredged away as soon as Gatun Locks were completed. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- At Gatun the eighty-five-foot lake level is obtained by a dam across the valley. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- Three such steps are made at Gatun, two at Miraflores, and one at Pedro Miguel. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
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