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  1. fish laddernoun

    a series of ascending pools providing a passage for salmon to swim upstream past a dam

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  1. fish laddernoun

    A structure built on or around dams or locks to faciliate the migration of fish.

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  1. Fish ladder

    A fish ladder, also known as a fishway, fish pass, fish steps, or fish cannon is a structure on or around artificial and natural barriers (such as dams, locks and waterfalls) to facilitate diadromous fishes' natural migration as well as movements of potamodromous species. Most fishways enable fish to pass around the barriers by swimming and leaping up a series of relatively low steps (hence the term ladder) into the waters on the other side. The velocity of water falling over the steps has to be great enough to attract the fish to the ladder, but it cannot be so great that it washes fish back downstream or exhausts them to the point of inability to continue their journey upriver.

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  1. fish ladder

    A fish ladder is a structure designed to allow fish to migrate upstream over or around barriers such as dams or waterfalls. It typically consists of a series of steps, pools or slides that gradually increase in height, enabling the fish to swim or jump through at their own pace. Fish ladders are primarily used to assist fish species that naturally migrate up rivers to spawn.

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  1. Fish ladder

    A fish ladder, also known as a fishway, fish pass or fish steps, is a structure on or around artificial barriers to facilitate diadromous fishes' natural migration. Most fishways enable fish to pass around the barriers by swimming and leaping up a series of relatively low steps into the waters on the other side. The velocity of water falling over the steps has to be great enough to attract the fish to the ladder, but it cannot be so great that it washes fish back downstream or exhausts them to the point of inability to continue their journey upriver.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of fish ladder in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of fish ladder in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5


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