Hydraulic boat lift No. 2 at Houdeng-Aimeries
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Hydraulic boat lift No. 2 at Houdeng-Aimeries is one of the historic industrial-era boat lifts on Belgium’s Canal du Centre, designed to raise and lower vessels between different canal levels using hydraulic power.
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| Hydraulic boat lift No. 2 at Houdeng-Aimeries canonical | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Hydraulic boat lift No. 2 at Houdeng-Aimeries Context triple: [Four Lifts on the Canal du Centre and their Environs, hasPart, Hydraulic boat lift No. 2 at Houdeng-Aimeries]
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Anderton Boat Lift
The Anderton Boat Lift is a historic Victorian-era boat lift in Cheshire, England, that vertically transports boats between the River Weaver and the Trent and Mersey Canal.
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Kirkfield Lift Lock
Kirkfield Lift Lock is a historic hydraulic boat lift in Ontario, Canada, known as one of the highest lift locks in the world and a key engineering feature of the Trent–Severn Waterway.
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Normandie dry dock
The Normandie dry dock was a massive naval repair facility in Saint-Nazaire, France, and a strategic target in World War II because it was one of the few docks capable of servicing Germany’s largest battleships.
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Peterborough Lift Lock
The Peterborough Lift Lock is a historic hydraulic boat lift in Peterborough, Ontario, renowned as one of the highest hydraulic lift locks in the world and a major engineering landmark on Canada's inland waterway system.
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Marseilles Lock and Dam
Marseilles Lock and Dam is a navigation and flood-control structure on the Illinois River that helps regulate water levels and vessel traffic as part of the Illinois Waterway.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Hydraulic boat lift No. 2 at Houdeng-Aimeries Target entity description: Hydraulic boat lift No. 2 at Houdeng-Aimeries is one of the historic industrial-era boat lifts on Belgium’s Canal du Centre, designed to raise and lower vessels between different canal levels using hydraulic power.
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A.
Anderton Boat Lift
The Anderton Boat Lift is a historic Victorian-era boat lift in Cheshire, England, that vertically transports boats between the River Weaver and the Trent and Mersey Canal.
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B.
Kirkfield Lift Lock
Kirkfield Lift Lock is a historic hydraulic boat lift in Ontario, Canada, known as one of the highest lift locks in the world and a key engineering feature of the Trent–Severn Waterway.
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C.
Normandie dry dock
The Normandie dry dock was a massive naval repair facility in Saint-Nazaire, France, and a strategic target in World War II because it was one of the few docks capable of servicing Germany’s largest battleships.
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D.
Peterborough Lift Lock
The Peterborough Lift Lock is a historic hydraulic boat lift in Peterborough, Ontario, renowned as one of the highest hydraulic lift locks in the world and a major engineering landmark on Canada's inland waterway system.
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E.
Marseilles Lock and Dam
Marseilles Lock and Dam is a navigation and flood-control structure on the Illinois River that helps regulate water levels and vessel traffic as part of the Illinois Waterway.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
canal infrastructure
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hydraulic boat lift ⓘ industrial heritage site ⓘ |
| access |
by canal
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by road ⓘ |
| category |
maritime structure
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tourist attraction in Belgium ⓘ transport infrastructure ⓘ |
| constructionMaterial |
iron
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masonry ⓘ steel ⓘ |
| country | Belgium ⓘ |
| designedFor |
barges
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canal boats ⓘ |
| engineeringDiscipline |
civil engineering
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hydraulic engineering ⓘ |
| era | industrial era ⓘ |
| function |
lower vessels between canal levels
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raise vessels between canal levels ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
caisson
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control house ⓘ counterweight system ⓘ hydraulic rams ⓘ metal framework ⓘ |
| hasNumber | 2 ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ |
| heritageDesignationAppliesToPart | The Four Lifts on the Canal du Centre and their Environs, La Louvière and Le Roeulx NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isPartOf | Canal du Centre hydraulic lift system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Belgium
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Houdeng-Aimeries NERFINISHED ⓘ Wallonia ⓘ |
| locatedOnWaterway | Canal du Centre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movementType | vertical boat transport ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Houdeng-Aimeries NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
preserved original industrial machinery
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use of hydraulic power instead of locks ⓘ |
| operatingPrinciple | counterbalanced water-filled caissons ⓘ |
| partOf | historic Canal du Centre boat lifts ⓘ |
| poweredBy | water-powered hydraulic system ⓘ |
| preservationStatus | protected historic structure ⓘ |
| region | province of Hainaut NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relativePosition | between two different canal levels ⓘ |
| significance | example of late 19th–early 20th century hydraulic engineering ⓘ |
| tourismUse |
heritage tourism
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technical visits and guided tours ⓘ |
| transportRole | navigation aid on Canal du Centre ⓘ |
| uses | hydraulic power ⓘ |
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Four Lifts on the Canal du Centre and their Environs
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Hydraulic boat lift No. 2 at Houdeng-Aimeries
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