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fish ladder

–noun
a series of ascending pools constructed to enable salmon or other fish to swim upstream around or over a dam.

Origin:
1860–65, Americanism
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fish ladder  
n.  A series of pools arranged like ascending steps at the side of a stream, enabling migrating fish to swim upstream around a dam or other obstruction.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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