ship canal

Japanese: ship canal(英語表記)shipcanal
ship canal


[Canal History]

[Types and roles]
Canals have long been used only for small boats traveling on inland waterways, but with the advancement of civil engineering technology and the increase in transportation demand, large canals for ocean-going ships began to appear in the second half of the 19th century. In Europe and the United States, the former are distinguished as "barge canals" and the latter as "ship canals." In terms of their relationship to natural waterways, there are lateral canals built on the side of rivers to avoid the rapids of the river, canals that connect two natural waterways across a watershed, and canals that connect inland river ports with the ocean.

*Some of the terminology that refers to "ship canal" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:


【運河の歴史】

[種類と役割]
 運河は古くから内陸水運用の小船を通すだけのものであったが,土木技術の進歩と交通需要の増大によって,19世紀の後半から航洋船を通すための大型の運河が出現した。欧米では前者を〈はしけ用運河barge canal〉,後者を〈本船用運河ship canal〉として区別している。また天然の水路との関係からみれば,河川の急流部を避けて河川の側方につくられるラテラル運河lateral canal,分水界を越えて二つの自然水路を連ねるもの,内陸の河港と海洋を結ぶものなどがある。…

※「ship canal」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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