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Covert [3 records]

Record 1 2010-11-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Intelligence (Military)
DEF

A word used, in an intelligence or security context, to describe activities concealed from notice but not necessarily from view as opposed to those which are clandestine, i.e. concealed from view as well as from notice.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Renseignement (Militaire)
OBS

secret : terme uniformisé par le Comité de terminologie française du Conseil de doctrine et de tactique de l'Armée de terre.

Spanish

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Record 2 2000-08-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Silviculture
  • Animal Behaviour
DEF

Any area of vegetation, generally limited in extent, e.g. a thicket, providing natural shelter and sometimes food, e.g. berries, for wildlife, particularly game.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sylviculture
  • Comportement animal

Spanish

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Record 3 1998-09-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Fabric Nomenclature
DEF

Covert: A medium- to heavyweight wool or wool blend cloth woven with a steep twill from two or more shades of yarn-dyed fibers to produce a mottled or melange effect.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Nomenclature des tissus
DEF

Étoffe de laine anglaise à petit grain, légère et solide.

OBS

Pluriel : des cover-coats.

Spanish

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