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base point [3 records]

Record 1 2023-07-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mountain Sports
CONT

When taking a step, make sure that the sole is parallel to the ice surface. You have to firmly plunge all the bottom points of the crampons into the ice.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sports de montagne
CONT

En traversée de pente, les chevilles sont fléchies de façon à faire pénétrer toutes les pointes verticales dans la neige.

Spanish

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Record 2 2013-06-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Pricing (Rail Transport)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tarification (Transport par rail)
DEF

Désignation de la gare la plus importante d'une région, qui engloberait, pour des fins de tarification, les autres gares d'un rayon donné.

OBS

Abrégé PT REFER dans le système P.R.I.C.E.S.

OBS

Voir aussi notion connexe "basing point" dans le Webster International I-183

Spanish

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Record 3 2008-01-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Transportation Insurance
OBS

base point : term found in the context of public auto insurance uniformity in New Brunswick.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Assurance transport
OBS

point de départ : terme retrouvé dans le contexte de l'uniformisation de l'assurance automobile publique au Nouveau-Brunswick.

Spanish

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