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CHAPARRAL [2 records]

Record 1 2007-12-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Various Military Titles
  • Missiles and Rockets
  • Air Defence
OBS

The Chaparral is a highly mobile, surface-to-air missile system fielded to protect stationary critical assets within the division against low-flying enemy aircraft. Chaparral is fielded in the self-propelled configuration only; however, the lauching station is a complete, self-contained weapon system and may be separated from the carrier and operated in a ground-emplaced mode.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Appellations militaires diverses
  • Missiles et roquettes
  • Défense aérienne
OBS

Missile surface-air de fabrication américaine.

Spanish

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Record 2 2003-09-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Botany
  • Ecology (General)
DEF

Type of vegetation characterized by low, dense evergreen scrub adapted to dry conditions. In North America, chaparral is found in the southwestern U.S. and the northern Mexico in areas where the climate and environmental conditions support neither a desert nor a forest.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Botanique
  • Écologie (Généralités)
DEF

Type de végétation caractérisé par des bosquets à feuilles persistantes adaptées à la sécheresse. En Amérique du Nord, on retrouve le chaparral dans le sud-ouest des États-Unis et dans le nord du Mexique, là où le climat et les conditions du milieu ne permettent ni l'établissement d'un désert, ni celui d'une forêt.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Botánica
  • Ecología (Generalidades)
DEF

Formación vegetal de poca talla, en que intervienen árboles y arbustos de hojas persistentes.

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