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drain pipe [3 records]

Record 1 2017-05-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Scientific Instruments
  • Equipment and Tools (Water Supply)
  • Water Treatment (Water Supply)
OBS

D2F reverse-current filter. ... The drain pipe ... facilitates removal from time to time of the heaviest particles that settle to the bottom of the filter.

OBS

drain pipe: term officially approved by the Lexicon Project Committee (New Brunswick).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Instruments scientifiques
  • Équipement et outillage (Alimentation en eau)
  • Traitement des eaux
OBS

Bifiltre D2F à courants inverses. [...] La tuyauterie de vidange [...] permet de purger de temps à autre les particules les plus lourdes qui se sont décantées à la base du filtre.

OBS

tuyau de purge; tuyau de vidange: termes uniformisés par le Comité du projet de lexiques (Nouveau-Brunswick).

Spanish

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Record 2 1999-01-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Agricultural Engineering
  • Drainage and Irrigation (Agric.)
DEF

Unsocketed, earthenware, porous concrete, perforated plastics or pitch fibre pipes, ... laid end to end unjointed so as to drain the ground. The trench is usually backfilled with coarse sand or gravel rather than clay next the drain so as to prevent blockage.

CONT

Modern drainage systems may be divided into two categories, surface and subsurface. The typical surface system consists of field drains, field ditches, a main collection ditch, and an outlet. As the term implies, a surface system is designed to remove water that collects on top of the soil.

Key term(s)
  • land pipe
  • field drain pipe

French

Domaine(s)
  • Génie agricole
  • Drainage et irrigation (Agriculture)
DEF

Conduit souterrain, constitué de tuyaux en terre cuite ou en plastique perforé, pour collecter et évacuer l'eau en excès dans le sol [...]

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Ingeniería agrícola
  • Drenaje y riego (Agricultura)
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Record 3 1987-04-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Pipes and Fittings
  • Aircraft Systems
CONT

Great care should be taken to connect an overflow pipe to the drain pipe from its own fixture and to see that this connection is above the trap.

CONT

Install toilet waste drain plug in drain pipe.

OBS

for "waste pipe" : This term is generally used in a more specific sense than "drain pipe", i.e., to refer to drain pipes of any fixture other than water closets and other fixtures receiving human excreta.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tuyauterie et raccords
  • Circuits des aéronefs
CONT

Le circuit de vidange est constitué par un robinet fixé sur un support sous plancher entre les couples 12 et 13, une tuyauterie de vidange en plastique et une prise de vidange fixée sur le panneau service droit.

CONT

les anciens systèmes de vidange (...) sont à condamner, car l'eau de la vasque est en contact avec les dépôts accumulés à l'intérieur du conduit d'évacuation et du trop-plein.

OBS

tuyauterie de vidange : terme accepté par le Comité d'étude de la terminologie des cartes de travail du DC-9.

Spanish

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