pondage — ⇒PONDAGE, subst. masc. HIST. FISCAL. Taxe perçue en Angleterre sur les navires marchands, et établie en fonction du poids des marchandises transportées. (Dict.XIXe et XXes.). Prononc. et Orth.:[ ]. Att. ds Ac. 1835, 1878. Étymol. et Hist. Mil.… … Encyclopédie Universelle
PONDAGE — s. m. Droit qu on lève en Angleterre sur toutes les marchandises à l entrée et à la sortie, et qui est réglé d après le poids … Dictionnaire de l'Academie Francaise, 7eme edition (1835)
pondage — 1) small scale storage of water at a power plant to equalise daily or weekly fluctuations in river flow or to allow for fluctuations in power requirements 2) water capacity of a pond … Dictionary of ichthyology
Pondage — The amount of water stored behind a hydroelectric dam of relatively small storage capacity; the dam is usually used for daily or weekly control of the flow of the river. U.S. Dept. of Energy, Energy Information Administration s Energy… … Energy terms
pondage — pond·age … English syllables
pondage — /ˈpɒndɪdʒ/ (say pondij) noun water in excess of normal levels temporarily trapped behind an embankment …
pondage — ˈpändij, dēj noun ( s) Etymology: pond (II) + age : the storage capacity of a pond or reservoir … Useful english dictionary
Guthega Pondage — Guthega und Guthega Pondage vom Mount Tate aus … Deutsch Wikipedia
Island Bend Pondage — Bild gesucht BW … Deutsch Wikipedia
Eildon Pondage Power Station, Victoria — Eildon Pondage Power Station is a hydroelectric power station on the Eildon Pondage at Lake Eildon, Victoria, Australia. Eildon Pondage has one turbo generator, with a total generating capacity of 4.5 MW of electricity. It is owned and operated… … Wikipedia