Silted up
Definition
Being blocked, choked, or silted up through the deposition of alluvium, silt, or woody debris brought by waters; a watercourse or channel whose free flow has been hindered by a debris accumulation. As a participle, it indicates the final state of the action of the verb 'a agesta'.
Bilingual Equivalents
- Silted up
- Clogged
Grammatical & Source Details
| Inflection Type | Variable adjective with standard masculine, feminine, and structural plural variations. |
| Formation | Past participle of the verb 'agesta', functionally stabilized as an independent descriptive adjective. |
| Spelling / Pronunciation | [a.dʒes.ˈtat] |
| Source | Lexicon of Advanced Hydrological Standards and Environmental Metrics |
Contextual Usage Examples
RO: Șanțul de drenaj de la marginea drumului este complet agestat și nu mai poate prelua debitul de apă.
EN: The drainage ditch at the roadside is completely clogged and can no longer handle the water flow.
RO: Echipajele de intervenție au deblocat podul agestat din cauza buștenilor aduși de viitura de munte.
EN: The intervention crews cleared the bridge that was blocked due to the logs brought by the mountain flood.
RO: Un pârâu agestat va tinde întotdeauna să își croiască o albie nouă prin inundarea terenurilor învecinate.
EN: A silted-up stream will always tend to carve a new bed by flooding the neighboring lands.
Idioms & Phrases
Canal agestat / Clogged channel / Silted-up ditch
RO: Conductă sau șanț colector blocat de pământ și resturi care împiedică eliminarea eficientă a apelor pluviale.
EN: A pipe or collector ditch blocked by dirt and debris that prevents the efficient removal of stormwater.
Pod agestat / Debris-blocked bridge
RO: Structură de trecere ale cărei deschideri inferioare sunt obstuate de trunchiuri și crengi în timpul inundațiilor.
EN: A crossing structure whose lower openings are obstructed by trunks and branches during floods.
Curs agestat parțial / Partially obstructed course
RO: Albie de râu unde s-au format praguri de sedimente, reducând parțial viteza și debitul normal de curgere.
EN: A riverbed where sediment bars have formed, partially reducing the normal velocity and flow rate.
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