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force main [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2000-06-13
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Sewers and Drainage
- Public Utilities (Civil Engineering)
- Water Distribution (Water Supply)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- force main
1, record 1, English, force%20main
correct, see observation, specific
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A pressure pipe joining the pump discharge at a water or wastewater pumping station with a point of gravity flow. 2, record 1, English, - force%20main
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 DEF
... that portion of a pipe line through which water is pumped, usually to a higher elevation. 3, record 1, English, - force%20main
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The discharge line from a booster pump on a conduit would not necessarily be classified as a force main unless the water were discharged at a higher elevation. 3, record 1, English, - force%20main
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Not to be confused with the French term "conduite forcée" (see penstock). 4, record 1, English, - force%20main
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Égouts et drainage
- Services d'utilité publique (Génie civil)
- Distribution de l'eau
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- conduite de refoulement
1, record 1, French, conduite%20de%20refoulement
correct, feminine noun, generic
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- tuyauterie de refoulement 2, record 1, French, tuyauterie%20de%20refoulement
correct, feminine noun, generic
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Conduite sous pression placée à la sortie d'une station de pompage. 3, record 1, French, - conduite%20de%20refoulement
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1996-08-28
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Sewers and Drainage
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- pressure sewers
1, record 2, English, pressure%20sewers
correct, plural
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- pressure sewer system 2, record 2, English, pressure%20sewer%20system
- force mains 1, record 2, English, force%20mains
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
If topography dictates, the collecteur sewer may discharge to a pump station which transports the wastewater via a force main to another collector sewer.... 1, record 2, English, - pressure%20sewers
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 CONT
... sewage from pressure or vacuum sewer systems. 2, record 2, English, - pressure%20sewers
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 3 CONT
For force mains (pressure sewers), velocity is the primary design factor ... 1, record 2, English, - pressure%20sewers
Record 2, Key term(s)
- pressure sewer
- force main
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Égouts et drainage
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- égouts sous pression
1, record 2, French, %C3%A9gouts%20sous%20pression
proposal, masculine noun, plural
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- réseau d'égouts sous pression 1, record 2, French, r%C3%A9seau%20d%27%C3%A9gouts%20sous%20pression
proposal, masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
«pressure pipe» : «conduite sous pression». 2, record 2, French, - %C3%A9gouts%20sous%20pression
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1989-09-07
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Water Distribution (Water Supply)
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- rising main
1, record 3, English, rising%20main
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- force main 1, record 3, English, force%20main
correct
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A main up which water of sewage is pumped. 1, record 3, English, - rising%20main
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
main: an important pipe, often one carrying water. 1, record 3, English, - rising%20main
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Distribution de l'eau
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- tuyau de montée
1, record 3, French, tuyau%20de%20mont%C3%A9e
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- conduite montante 1, record 3, French, conduite%20montante
correct, feminine noun
- conduite principale de montée 1, record 3, French, conduite%20principale%20de%20mont%C3%A9e
correct, feminine noun
- conduite maîtresse de montée 2, record 3, French, conduite%20ma%C3%AEtresse%20de%20mont%C3%A9e
proposal, feminine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Voir la fiche "water main" (en banque) pour la proposition du déterminant "maîtresse". 2, record 3, French, - tuyau%20de%20mont%C3%A9e
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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