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Record 1 2007-11-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Bodywork and Framework (Motor Vehicles)
  • Trucking (Road Transport)
  • Construction Site Equipment
DEF

[A] sheet-metal projection attached to the front upper section of a dump body and extending forward over the cab to provide protection from falling material.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Carrosserie, caisse et châssis (Véhicules automobiles)
  • Camionnage
  • Matériel de chantier
DEF

Saillie en métal fixée à la section supérieure avant d'une caisse de benne et surplombant la cabine de conduite du camion porteur afin de la protéger lors du chargement.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Carrocería y chasis (Vehículos automotores)
  • Transporte por camión
  • Equipos de construcción
DEF

Saliente de metal que está fijada a la sección superior delantera del volteo y sobresale por encima de la cabina del conductor del camión para protegerla.

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Record 2 1999-08-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Architecture
DEF

A roof-like ornamented projection, surmounting a niche, door, window, tomb, etc.

CONT

From the fourth century altars were, in many instances, covered by a canopy supported on four columns, which not only formed a protection against possible accidents, but in a greater degree served as an architectural feature of importance. This canopy was known as the ciborium or tegurium.

Key term(s)
  • ciborium
  • tegurium

French

Domaine(s)
  • Architecture
DEF

Motif d'architecture en pierre ou en bois sculpté en saillie d'une façade, souvent supporté par des colonnes, abritant un trône, un autel, une chaire, une statue, un ciborium au-dessus du maître-autel.

CONT

Au Moyen-Âge, on surmonta les sièges, puis un grand nombre de meubles (dressoirs, chaires, stalles) de dais fixes faisant partie intégrante de l'ensemble; ils étaient sculptés dans le bois et formaient une sorte de voûte décorée de manière architecturale.

Spanish

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Record 3 1997-10-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • System Names
  • Aeroindustry
OBS

The USAF Avionics Laboratory at Wright Patterson AFB is developing the Digital Avionics Information System (DAIS) which will provide four headdown displays plus a HUD, with which the pilot can manage an aircraft through standard digital hardware.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Noms de systèmes
  • Constructions aéronautiques

Spanish

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Record 4 1992-08-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Furniture Industries
DEF

a covering, usually of fabric, supported on poles or suspended above a bed.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Industrie du meuble
DEF

ouvrage de tapisserie en forme de dais et garni de rideaux, que l'on place au-dessus d'un lit.

Spanish

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