aboideau

English

Alternative forms

• aboiteau

Etymology

Borrowed from Acadian French aboideau.

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /ɑ.bwɑ.doʊ/

Noun

aboideau (plural aboideaux or aboideaus)

1. (Canada, Acadia) 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.