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STREAMER [2 records]

Record 1 2011-05-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Trade Names
  • Security Devices
DEF

Liquid (CS) chemical irritating agent projector [in aerosol].

OBS

Streamer™: A trademark of Federal Laboratories, Inc., of Pennsylvania.

Key term(s)
  • Streamer

French

Domaine(s)
  • Appellations commerciales
  • Dispositifs de sécurité
DEF

Boîte contenant un gaz irritant sous forme d'aérosol.

OBS

StreamerMC : Marque de commerce de la société Federal Laboratories, Inc., de Pennsylvanie.

Spanish

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Record 2 2003-06-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Hunting and Sport Fishing
DEF

An artificial fly having a wing or wings extending beyond the crook of the fishhook.

CONT

Streamers differ from most other types of flies in that they imitate baitfish rather than insects.

OBS

[The streamer] has a long wing made of feathers or hair.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Chasse et pêche sportive
DEF

Grande mouche en plumes ou en poils [...] qui imite un petit poisson.

OBS

Les streamers sont récupérés sous l'eau ou à la surface, souvent par gestes saccadés.

OBS

Les streamers sont plus productifs lorsque les mouches sèches et noyées sont inefficaces, soit durant les périodes où l'eau est très froide ou turbide.

Spanish

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