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GATES [3 records]

Record 1 2002-06-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Toponymy
  • Geomorphology and Geomorphogeny
DEF

Junction of two streams; a confluence.

CONT

Red Deer Forks, Sask.

CONT

Sulphur Gates, Alta.

OBS

fork: widely used generic. Also used in its plural form (forks).

OBS

gates: rare, generic used in Alta.

OBS

fork; forks: terms and definition validated by the Geographical Names Board of Canada (GNBC) (formerly named the Canadian Permanent Committee on Geographical Names -- CPCGN) within the scope of its glossary (TB-176) which is the first authoritative publication on generics in use in Canada.

OBS

gates: term and definition officially approved by the Geographical Names Board of Canada (GNBC) (formerly named the Canadian Permanent Committee on Geographical Names -- CPCGN) within the scope of its glossary (TB-176) which is the first authoritative publication on generics in use in Canada. This term was added to the official list of new generics validated after the publication of TB-176 in 1987 and is currently published in Terminology Update, Vol. 3,2 - Supplement, 1999.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Toponymie
  • Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
DEF

Point de jonction de deux cours d'eau.

CONT

Confluent Kannilirqiq, Québec.

OBS

confluent : générique attesté au Québec.

OBS

confluent : terme et définition uniformisés par la Commission de toponymie du Canada (CTC) (anciennement appelée le Comité permanent canadien des noms géographiques -- CPCNG) dans le cadre du glossaire (BT-176) faisant autorité sur la question des génériques en usage au Canada.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Toponimia
  • Geomorfología y geomorfogénesis
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Record 2 2000-06-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Equipment (Oil and Natural Gas Extraction)
  • Oil Drilling
  • Petroleum Technology - Safety
DEF

A sealing component of a blowout preventer that closes the annular space between the pipe and the blowout preventer or wellhead.

CONT

Pipe rams, sometimes called "gates", are shaped to fit around drill pipe, so they provide not only an effective seal but act as a support for the pipe should a joint need to be uncoupled.

CONT

... pipe rams, when closed, have a configuration such that they seal around the pipe; ...

Key term(s)
  • pipe rams
  • gates
  • gate

French

Domaine(s)
  • Outillage (Extraction du pétrole et du gaz)
  • Forage des puits de pétrole
  • Sécurité (Technologie pétrolière)
CONT

Obturateurs à mâchoires. [...] - À fermeture totale ou «blind rams»; plus couramment en offshore, l'une des fermetures totales est munie de lames pouvant couper le train de tiges ou «shear rams». - À fermeture sur tiges, casing ou tubing : «pipe rams» ou «variable rams».

CONT

Les pistons à tiges ont une forme qui permet à leurs extrémités de s'adapter autour de la colonne de forage. Comme on peut aisément les remplacer, on peut en installer rapidement de différentes tailles pour s'adapter à différents diamètres de tubage et de tiges de forage.

Key term(s)
  • mâchoires à fermeture sur tiges
  • mâchoires de fermeture sur tige
  • pistons à tiges

Spanish

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Record 3 1996-06-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Units (Regular Force, Armed Forces)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Unités (régulières, Forces armées)
OBS

BFC Shilo.

OBS

Source : annuaire de la BFC Shilo, p. 35.

Spanish

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