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handline [4 records]

Record 1 2024-04-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Fire-Fighting Techniques
  • Brush, Prairie and Forest Fires
DEF

A strip of ground where flammable material such as vegetation has been removed with hand tools in order to prevent a fire from spreading.

CONT

Construct hand or machine fire lines where needed to contain the fire.

Key term(s)
  • hand-constructed fireline
  • hand fireline
  • hand line

French

Domaine(s)
  • Manœuvres d'intervention (incendies)
  • Incendies de végétation
DEF

Bande de terre de laquelle les matériaux inflammables tels les végétaux sont éliminés à l'aide d'outils manuels afin d'empêcher la propagation d'un feu.

Spanish

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Record 2 2022-10-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Hunting and Sport Fishing
DEF

A fishing line ... with one or several baited hooks attached, worked by hand.

CONT

Once a handline has been suitably rigged, fishing is not simply a matter of throwing the line in the water anywhere and waiting.

Key term(s)
  • hand-line

French

Domaine(s)
  • Chasse et pêche sportive
DEF

Ligne dotée de plusieurs hameçons, et utilisée à la main ou montée sur une canne.

CONT

À peu près toutes les sortes de lignes et de fils peuvent être utilisées pour confectionner une ligne à main.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Caza y pesca deportiva
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Record 3 2017-11-17

English

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

A small hose line handled manually by a hoseman.

DEF

Nozzle or branchpipe that is capable of hand control, by shutting off the jet, by altering its shape or size, or by changing its character, e.g. into a spray.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Matériel de secours et de lutte (incendies)
DEF

Lance qui peut, avec ou sans support amovible, être tenue et manœuvrée par deux hommes au plus.

DEF

Lance ou ajutage manœuvrable manuellement pour fermer le jet ou pour changer son diamètre, sa forme ou ses caractéristiques (jet pulvérisé, par exemple).

Spanish

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Record 4 1998-03-24

English

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

A light rope used to hoist fire tools and to secure ladders and equipment.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Matériel de secours et de lutte (incendies)
DEF

Cordage léger servant à l'ascension, à la descente et à l'amarrage du matériel.

Spanish

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