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PRONUNCIATION OF DOLOSSE

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DOLOSSE

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Dolosse is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES DOLOSSE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

dolosse

Dolos

A dolos is a concrete block in a complex geometric shape weighing up to 20 tons, used in great numbers to protect harbour walls from the erosive force of ocean waves. They were developed in East London, a port city in South Africa, in 1963 and are found in millions around the world.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DOLOSSE

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Dolomites
dolomitic
dolomitisation
dolomitise
dolomitization
dolomitize
dolor
doloriferous
dolorific
dolorimetry
doloroso
dolorous
dolorously
dolorousness
dolos
dolostone
dolour
dolphin
dolphin striker

WORDS THAT END LIKE DOLOSSE

crosse
en brosse
en masse
esse
finesse
fosse
Gosse
Hesse
impasse
in posse
interesse
Jesse
lacrosse
laisse
Matisse
mousse
posse
richesse
Suisse
tasse

Synonyms and antonyms of dolosse in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «dolosse» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF DOLOSSE

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Translator English - Chinese

dolosse
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

dolosse
570 millions of speakers

English

dolosse
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

dolosse
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

dolosse
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

dolosse
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

dolosse
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

dolosse
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

dolosse
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Dolosse
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

dolosse
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

dolosse
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

dolosse
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Dolosse
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

dolosse
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

dolosse
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

डोलोसे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

dolosse
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

dolosse
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

dolosse
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

dolosse
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

dolosse
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

dolosse
15 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Afrikaans

dolosse
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

dolosse
10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

dolosse
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of dolosse

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DOLOSSE»

The term «dolosse» is barely ever used and occupies the 198.371 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «DOLOSSE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about dolosse

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DOLOSSE»

Discover the use of dolosse in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to dolosse and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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International Conference on Coastlines, Structures and ...
Dolosse units have always been considered to be relatively fragile and it is important to choose the appropriate waist ratio and placing density. The use of steel reinforcement is not recommended for any armour unit. In the case of a Dolosse ...
N. W. H. Allsop, 2005
2
Periodic Inspections of Kahului and Laupahoehoe Breakwaters, ...
The following repairs were completed in 1977: on the west breakwater, 257 reinforced dolosse weighing 27,215 kg (30 tons) each were placed in two layers over the 29,940-kg (33-ton) tetrapods on the sea-side quadrant of the head; 291  ...
Stanley J. Boc, Army, Dennis G. Markle
3
Advances in Coastal Structures and Breakwaters: Proceedings ...
This guidance includes stability of stone and various concrete armor shapes and the structural design of dolosse. Recently, structural measurements in dolosse and field surveys of concrete-armored breakwaters have provided new insight into ...
J. E. Clifford, Institution of Civil Engineers (Great Britain), 1996
4
The Seven States of California: A Natural and Human History
By 1973 the last of 4,796 dolosse were placed on the ends of the two jetties. A single dolos was deposited alongside the Eureka Chamber of Commerce building, where it was dedicated to the seafaring men of Humboldt County — " past, ...
Philip L. Fradkin, 1995
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Concrete in the Service of Mankind: Concrete for ...
Breakwater Armour Units Concrete "dolosse" armour units were first used in South Africa for coastal protection in 1966. The first dolosse were cast with either OPC or a 50/50 OPC/slag concrete and used to protect a harbour breakwater on the ...
Ravindra Dhir, Neil Henderson, 2003
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The Antarctic Dictionary: A Complete Guide to Antarctic English
Great breakers would regularly .. wash right over the masses of concrete dolosse blocks (said to have been shaped after the design of a sheep's anklebone, and at the core of all new harbours constructed in the southern hemisphere, and to ...
Bernadette Hince, 2000
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Coastal Stabilization
(b) Breakage of dolosse at depth. (c) Resulting cross-sections. (d) Damage at the breakwater head. (a) Subsidence prior to February 26. In Appendix B of Edge et al. (1982), the following information (partially quoted) was from the Portuguese ...
Richard Silvester, John R. C. Hsu, 1997
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Construction Risk in Coastal Engineering
The breakwater is 2km long, protected by 42t un-reinforced dolosse units. The structure was nearing completion when it failed, with some 3-6t filter stone and dolosse units still to be placed, and the wave return wall to be poured on the head of ...
Jonathan Simm, Ian Cruickshank, 1998
9
Rooikraal Revisited: Farming During Apartheid
The Sangoma prayed and chanted over a double-handful of dolosse. She went into a trance-like state and swayed back and forth, back and forth, rhythmically. Then with a flick of the wrist she tossed my motherin-law's future onto the cleaned  ...
Dylan Weston, 2000
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World Environmental and Water Resources Congress 2011: ...
Concept visualization of pre-cast concrete elements (e.g., dolosse and logs) used to simulate natural snags and ballast natural wood to substantially roughen shoreline of silt bank. View is looking upstream. The concept provided a design that ...
R. Edward Beighley, Mark W. Killgore, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DOLOSSE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term dolosse is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Lakelands Concrete moving 16-ton concrete forms to Oswego
Nearly 1,000 massive and oddly shaped concrete forms called dolosse are being sent out one at a time from a precast concrete manufacturer ... «Rochester Democrat and Chronicle, Jul 15»
2
Lakelands Concrete shores up Lake Ontario breakwater in record …
Assisted by four contract haulers running drop deck trailers, Lakelands Concrete is delivering 30 dolosse per day to the Port of Oswego, with 15 ... «Concrete Produts, Jun 15»
3
17 Things You Didn't Know Were Invented By South Africans
These bones resemble the concrete dolosse used in harbours. Piet Snot. Am suprised that the 'Didcott stent' is not mentioned first developed ... «AFKInsider, Apr 15»
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13 rescued from boat in ECape
The tender boat was used to rescue the remaining two crewmen, after the fishing boat had washed against the rocks and dolosse. One of the ... «Citizen, Aug 14»
5
13 of South Africa's boldest science innovations
These large concrete blocks, known as dolosse, were invented by South African Eric Mowbray Merrifield in 1963. They are used around the ... «Times LIVE, Jul 14»
6
Crews finish logjam project on Highway 20 ahead of schedule
The state Department of Transportation (DOT)-hired contractor, Trimaxx Construction, finished installing constructed logjams and dolosse ... «The Seattle Times, May 14»
7
Major work to protect SR 20 from Skagit River finishes ahead of …
The logjams and barriers are held in place by large concrete blocks called dolosse (plural, pronounced “doh-LOH-suh”), which resemble jacks ... «Access Washington, May 14»
8
Artificial log jam designed to protect roads and fish
The structure is made up of real logs, and 1,500 so-called dolosse, giant concrete pieces that look like giant jacks from the childhood game. «KING5.com, Mar 14»
9
Culture shift: Overcoming the barriers to innovation in Africa
We have a history of inventing some of the world's most useful technologies, from the CAT scan to digital lasers to the concrete dolosse. We are ... «Bizcommunity.com, Feb 14»
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A much-needed, different perspective of SA
Dolosse, the large concrete structures used internationally to protect harbours, seawalls and coastlines around the world, was invented by ... «News24, Jan 14»

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