Gatun Dam

Japanese: ガトゥン・ダム - がとぅんだむ
Gatun Dam

...The construction work, which started in 1805, got on track in 1807 when Colonel George W. Goethals (1858-1928) became chairman of the Isthmus Canal Commission. First, Gatun Dam was built, and a port was created in Cristobal. Then, a sea-level waterway was dug up to Gatun Dam, and a lock was installed to hydraulically push ships up (or down in the case of the reverse course) into Gatun Lake, which has a water level about 25 meters higher. ...

*Some of the terminology that refers to "Gatun Dam" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…そして05年に開始された建設事業が軌道に乗るのは07年,ゴーサルズ大佐George W.Goethals(1858‐1928)が地峡運河委員会委員長に就任してからであった。まずガトゥン・ダムがつくられ,クリストバルに港がつくられた。そしてガトゥン・ダムまでシーレベルの水路が掘られ,そこから約25m高い水位をもつガトゥン湖へ船を水力で押し上げる(逆コースの場合は下げる)閘門(こうもん)を設けた。…

※「ガトゥン・ダム」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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