flashboarding

9.9

Boards that you put on top of a dam to raise the water level for a short time

noun

Specialized

: tablero de compuerta

Temporary flashboarding was installed to raise the reservoir level for irrigation season.

Examples

After heavy rains, the crew checked the flashboarding to ensure the dam could safely contain the higher water.
Dam maintenance includes removing old flashboarding before flood season begins.
The engineers discussed flashboarding as a solution for the dam.
Many dams use flashboarding to manage water levels.
After heavy rains, the crew checked the flashboarding to ensure the dam could safely contain the higher water level.
Temporary flashboarding was installed to raise the reservoir level for irrigation season.
Dam maintenance includes removing old flashboarding before flood season begins.

Synonyms

flashboard

vsflashboarding

Specialized

8.7

A removable board placed on top of a dam that raises the water level temporarily

is the same concept but refers to the assembled boarding or structure

Surface Forms

flashboarding singular

flashboardings plural

Morphology

flashboarding = flashboard (opaque) = flash + board + ing

The word appears to be formed from the compound 'flashboard' plus '-ing', but the resulting technical dam term is not predictable from the parts for an average learner.

Etymology

Flashboarding is made from two parts, flash meaning 'a quick rise of water' and board meaning 'a wooden plank'. Think of it as boards put along the top of a dam to make it taller for a short time, so the dam holds more water.