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DIVIDE [6 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2016-02-29
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Hydrology and Hydrography
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- drainage divide
1, record 1, English, drainage%20divide
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- water parting 2, record 1, English, water%20parting
correct, noun
- watershed divide 2, record 1, English, watershed%20divide
correct
- watershed 3, record 1, English, watershed
correct
- water divide 4, record 1, English, water%20divide
correct
- height of land 5, record 1, English, height%20of%20land
see observation, Canada
- divide 6, record 1, English, divide
correct, noun
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The boundary separating adjacent drainage basins. 7, record 1, English, - drainage%20divide
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Deep residual enrichment of the iron-formation took place along the height of land that now forms the watershed between streams flowing to the Atlantic coast and northward or westward to Ungava and Hudson Bay. 8, record 1, English, - drainage%20divide
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
height of land (Canada: watershed): A ridge of high land that is a watershed. 9, record 1, English, - drainage%20divide
Record 1, Key term(s)
- water-shed
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Hydrologie et hydrographie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- ligne de partage des eaux
1, record 1, French, ligne%20de%20partage%20des%20eaux
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- ligne de séparation des eaux 2, record 1, French, ligne%20de%20s%C3%A9paration%20des%20eaux
correct, feminine noun
- ligne de dispersion hydrographique 3, record 1, French, ligne%20de%20dispersion%20hydrographique
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Ligne de faîte ou frontière séparant des bassins contigus. 4, record 1, French, - ligne%20de%20partage%20des%20eaux
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
C'est sur la partie élevée des terres qui forment actuellement la ligne de partage des eaux entre les cours d'eau s'écoulant vers l'Atlantique et ceux se jetant vers le nord ou l'ouest dans les baies d'Ungava ou d'Hudson. 5, record 1, French, - ligne%20de%20partage%20des%20eaux
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Hidrología e hidrografía
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- divisoria de aguas
1, record 1, Spanish, divisoria%20de%20aguas
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- divisoria 2, record 1, Spanish, divisoria
feminine noun
- divisoria de cuenca 2, record 1, Spanish, divisoria%20de%20cuenca
feminine noun
- divisoria de drenaje 2, record 1, Spanish, divisoria%20de%20drenaje
feminine noun
- línea de aguas vertientes 3, record 1, Spanish, l%C3%ADnea%20de%20aguas%20vertientes
feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Línea límite que separa cuencas hidrográficas adyacentes. 2, record 1, Spanish, - divisoria%20de%20aguas
Record 1, Key term(s)
- línea divisoria de aguas
Record 2 - internal organization data 1998-05-23
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Parliamentary Language
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- divide on
1, record 2, English, divide%20on
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Vocabulaire parlementaire
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- voter par appel nominal
1, record 2, French, voter%20par%20appel%20nominal
correct, Canada
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1998-05-23
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Parliamentary Language
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- divide on
1, record 3, English, divide%20on
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
For example, on a motion. 1, record 3, English, - divide%20on
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Vocabulaire parlementaire
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- se partager
1, record 3, French, se%20partager
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Par exemple, au sujet d'une motion. 1, record 3, French, - se%20partager
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 1997-12-04
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Hydrology and Hydrography
- Geology
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- groundwater divide
1, record 4, English, groundwater%20divide
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
- ground-water divide 2, record 4, English, ground%2Dwater%20divide
correct, proposal
- divide 3, record 4, English, divide
correct
- ground-water ridge 3, record 4, English, ground%2Dwater%20ridge
correct
- water-table divide 3, record 4, English, water%2Dtable%20divide
correct
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A ridge in the water table or other potentiometric surface from which the ground water represented by that surface moves away in both directions. Water in other aquifers above or below, and even in the lower part of the same aquifer, may have a potentiometric surface lacking the ridge, and so may flow past the divide. 3, record 4, English, - groundwater%20divide
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Hydrologie et hydrographie
- Géologie
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- ligne de partage des eaux souterraines
1, record 4, French, ligne%20de%20partage%20des%20eaux%20souterraines
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
- axe de divergence 2, record 4, French, axe%20de%20divergence
masculine noun
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Ligne de part et d'autre de laquelle, à la surface d'une nappe souterraine, l'eau s'écoule dans des directions opposées. 3, record 4, French, - ligne%20de%20partage%20des%20eaux%20souterraines
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Hidrología e hidrografía
- Geología
Record 4, Main entry term, Spanish
- divisoria de aguas subterráneas
1, record 4, Spanish, divisoria%20de%20aguas%20subterr%C3%A1neas
feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 4, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Línea de un nivel freático o superficie piezométrica a cada lado de la cual el flujo de agua subterránea diverge. 1, record 4, Spanish, - divisoria%20de%20aguas%20subterr%C3%A1neas
Record 5 - internal organization data 1996-03-26
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Translation (General)
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- divide
1, record 5, English, divide
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
People on the new side of the divide are doing well. Those who remain trapped in the old economy are losing ground. Either they don't know what skills are needed, can't afford the costs of getting them, feel too old to learn or can't easily uproot and move. 2, record 5, English, - divide
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Traduction (Généralités)
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- ligne de partage
1, record 5, French, ligne%20de%20partage
proposal, feminine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 1983-03-28
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Municipal Administration
- Municipal Law
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- divide
1, record 6, English, divide
verb
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Administration municipale
- Droit municipal
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- démembrer 1, record 6, French, d%C3%A9membrer
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
- diviser 1, record 6, French, diviser
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
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