Glossary entry

German term or phrase:

Gradierwerk

English translation:

cooling tower

Added to glossary by Steffen Walter
Mar 28, 2007 11:33
17 yrs ago
German term

Gradierwerk

German to English Tech/Engineering Manufacturing Sugar refinery
I found the terms graduation works/thorn house in KudoZ, but not in this context in the Internet:

Zentral im Bild die Zuckerfabrik mit ihren charakteristischen drei Schornsteinen. Das Gradierwerk am Teich diente zur Wasserküh¬lung während der Zuckerproduktion.
Proposed translations (English)
3 +1 cooling tower

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cooling tower

According to my Langenscheidt "e-Fachwörterbuch Architektur und Bauwesen", a Gradierwerk can also be a cooling tower, which appears more appropriate in your context.
Peer comment(s):

agree John Jory
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