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fish ladder

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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noun

Meaning 2

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

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: passage

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Across languages

Translations

11 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Danish: fisketrappe — structure to facilitate migration of fish
  • Dutch: vistrap — structure to facilitate migration of fish
  • Finnish: kalaporras — structure to facilitate migration of fish
  • French: passe à poissons — structure to facilitate migration of fish
  • German: Fischtreppe — structure to facilitate migration of fish
  • Manx: aarey vraddan — structure to facilitate migration of fish
  • Norwegian: laksetrapp — structure to facilitate migration of fish
  • Norwegian: fisketrapp — structure to facilitate migration of fish
  • Spanish: escalera ictícola — structure to facilitate migration of fish
  • Spanish: vía para pejes — structure to facilitate migration of fish
  • Swedish: fisktrappa — structure to facilitate migration of fish