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has gloss | eng: In the United Kingdom a toll point or toll island is a place on a canal where a fee was collected as boats carrying cargo passed. These were sited at strategic points such as the stop lock at the transition from one canal company to another where water transfer was a concern, or at busy locks where water usage and pumping costs were an issue. |
lexicalization | eng: toll point |
instance of | c/Canals |
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media:img | Gauging station near Engine Arm Aqueduct.jpg |
media:img | Octagonal BCN canal Toll house at Smethwick top lock.jpg |
media:img | Winson Green Junction toll island.jpg |
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