tidal power plant![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Plant that harnesses tidal power (the motion of the rising and falling tides) to produce electric power.
gate ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Movable vertical panel that controls the rate of flow of the water between the sea and the basin.
substation ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
The devices (such as transformers and changeover switches) that increase the voltage of the electricity and carry it to the network.
basin ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Area in which water is stored at high tide; the basin empties out through the penstocks at low tide.
inactive dike ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Part of the dam made up mainly of rocky material; it is built between the plant and the operating dam to separate the basin from the sea.
administrative building ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
power plant ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Part of the dam housing bulb units that are powered by the rise and fall of the sea to produce electricity.
lock ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Structure with doors and gates that is built between the sea and the basin; it allows boats to pass from one level to the other.
sea ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Vast body of saltwater at some distance inland; it is not as deep as an ocean.
bank ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Strip of land bordering the sea.
operating dam ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Structure with gates that control the basin level in relation to the level of the sea.