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blow-out [9 records]

Record 1 2017-04-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Pipes and Fittings
CONT

The cast-on hanger eye on some closet bends tends to lower the installation time and helps to protect against costly blow-outs during tests.

Key term(s)
  • blowout

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tuyauterie et raccords
CONT

L'œil de suspension moulé sur certains coudes sanitaires permet de réduire le temps d'installation et assure une protection contre les ruptures au moment des essais.

Spanish

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Record 2 2017-01-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Wheels and Tires (Motor Vehicles and Bicycles)
CONT

Michelin's radial tire greatly reduces chances of blow-out.

OBS

blow out: term officially approved by the Lexicon Project Committee (New Brunswick).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Roues et pneus (Véhicules automobiles et bicyclettes)
OBS

éclatement : terme uniformisé par le Comité du projet de lexiques (Nouveau-Brunswick).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Ruedas y neumáticos (Vehículos automotores y bicicletas)
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Record 3 2016-03-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Horse Racing and Equestrian Sports
DEF

A brief last workout (usually three furlongs or a half mile) given a day or two prior to a race and designed to sharpen or maintain a horse's condition.

CONT

The longer workouts are most impressive at racetracks outside of New York or southern California. A blowout in rapid time a day or two before the debut is meaningless. And a prerace training regimen extending beyond ten to fifteen workouts is problematic.

OBS

blowing out: A fairly fast training mile, generally two days before a horse is scheduled to race.

Key term(s)
  • blowing-out

French

Domaine(s)
  • Courses hippiques et sports équestres
DEF

Exercice un peu plus vif qu'un entraînement régulier imposé généralement deux jours avant une course sur un parcours d'un mille.

Spanish

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Record 4 2013-10-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Electrical Power Supply

French

Domaine(s)
  • Alimentation (Distribution électrique)

Spanish

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Record 5 2012-03-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Hydrology and Hydrography
DEF

A spring or geyser in a leveed area caused by pressure of flood water against the levee.

OBS

It usually carries sand or silt, which accumulates around the outlet.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Hydrologie et hydrographie
DEF

Source bouillonnante entraînant du sable et se produisant derrière les digues, alimentée par des canaux (renards) au-dessous des digues ou à travers.

Spanish

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Record 6 2012-02-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Oil Drilling
DEF

An uncontrolled flow of gas, oil, or other well fluids from a well to the atmosphere.

Key term(s)
  • well blow-out
  • blow-out

French

Domaine(s)
  • Forage des puits de pétrole
DEF

Jaillissement violent et soudain de gaz ou d'huile d'un sondage.

Spanish

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Record 7 2011-07-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Scientific Research Equipment
  • Bioengineering
OBS

Term(s) taken from a Canadian laboratory-equipment company's catalogue.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Matériel et équipement (Recherche scientifique)
  • Technique biologique
OBS

Terme(s) tiré(s) du catalogue d'une compagnie canadienne d'équipement de laboratoire.

Spanish

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Record 8 1992-05-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Papermaking Machines
DEF

On a paper roll, localized accumulation of air between sheet and felt.

CONT

Blow-out is caused by wrap-ups and tails that have passed through the nip.

OBS

Definition supplied by the Abitibi-Price Translation Service in Québec City.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Machines à papier
DEF

Plissage d'un rouleau de papier enrobé de fibres comprimées, engendré par l'intrusion d'air entre la feuille et le feutre du rouleau.

Spanish

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Record 9 1976-06-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Aeroindustry
CONT

avoiding blow-out (fuel feeding and combustion in a turbojet unit) (Gas Turb. and Jet Propulsion, G. Smith, p. 198)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Constructions aéronautiques
CONT

la possibilité de soufflage était prévue (Propulsion par réaction, G. Smith, p. 213)

Spanish

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