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beaver tail [3 records]

Record 1 2009-11-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Pastries
DEF

A large oil-fried sheet of dough that is usually sprinkled with sugar and cinnamon.

CONT

Found commonly at county fairs and amusement parks, elephant ears are made of a bread mixture, and then fried. After being fried, elephant ears are often dusted with sugar and cinnamon.

Key term(s)
  • beaver-tail

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pâtisserie
DEF

Grande galette de pâte frite habituellement recouverte d'un mélange de sucre et de cannelle.

Spanish

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Record 2 2003-02-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Radio Waves
  • Radar, Radio Guidance and Goniometry
DEF

A fan-shaped radar beam, wide in the horizontal plane and narrow in the vertical plane. The beaver tail is swept up and down for height finding.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Ondes radioélectriques
  • Radar, radioguidage et radiogoniométrie
OBS

Il importe de noter que l'AFNOR a normalisé les termes connexes : «antenne à faisceau plat horizontal» et «antenne à faisceau en queue de castor».

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Ondas radioeléctricas
  • Guía radárica, radioguía y radiogoniometría
DEF

Haz cuyo ancho en el plano horizontal es significativamente más grande que en el plano vertical.

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Record 3 1980-03-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Underwater Diving (Sports)
OBS

Head-to-toe gear check. ... Beaver tail done up.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Plongée sous-marine (Sports)
OBS

Équivalent proposé par la Fédération québécoise des activités subaquatiques.

Spanish

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