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fire pump [2 records]

Record 1 2021-05-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Pumps
  • Fire-Fighting and Rescue Equipment
DEF

A pump used to supply water for firefighting ...

OBS

fire pump: designation officially approved by the Lexicon Project Committee (New Brunswick).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pompes
  • Matériel de secours et de lutte (incendies)
OBS

pompe à incendie; pompe d'incendie : désignations uniformisées par le Comité du projet de lexiques (Nouveau-Brunswick).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Bombas
  • Equipo de salvamento y lucha contra incendios
DEF

Equipo de impulsión de agua para sistemas contra incendios.

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Record 2 2004-06-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Fire-Fighting and Rescue Equipment
  • Brush, Prairie and Forest Fires
  • Parks and Botanical Gardens
DEF

An engine-driven pump, usually gasoline-powered, which is specifically designed for use in fire suppression.

OBS

power pump; fire pump: terms used by Parks Canada.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Matériel de secours et de lutte (incendies)
  • Incendies de végétation
  • Parcs et jardins botaniques
DEF

Pompe généralement actionnée par un moteur à essence, et conçue spécialement pour l'intervention contre les incendies forestiers.

OBS

motopompe : terme en usage à Parcs Canada.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Equipo de salvamento y lucha contra incendios
  • Incendio de la vegetación
  • Parques y jardines botánicos
DEF

Aparato para extinción de incendios basado en un depósito con agua y una bomba para proyectarla.

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