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GRAIN ELEVATOR [4 records]

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Record 1 - external organization data 2021-03-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Compartment – Nomenclature 4.0
  • Museums and Heritage (General)
OBS

grain elevator: an item in the "Structures" class of the "Built Environment Objects" category.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tiroir – Nomenclature 4.0
  • Muséologie et patrimoine (Généralités)
OBS

élévateur à grains : objet de la classe «Constructions» de la catégorie «Éléments du bâtiment».

Spanish

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Record 2 2011-06-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Crop Storage Facilities
  • Grain Growing
  • Agricultural Economics
DEF

A facility designed to receive, process and discharge grain.

CONT

[In] Canada, licensed elevators are separated into four different types: terminal, transfer, process and primary.

OBS

elevator: term and abbreviation used at the Canadian Grain Commission.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Entreposage des récoltes
  • Culture des céréales
  • Économie agricole
DEF

Installation conçue pour la réception, la transformation et le déchargement du grain.

CONT

[Au] Canada, on retrouve quatre types de silos à grain agréés : terminal, de transbordement, de transformation et primaire.

OBS

silo : terme et abréviation en usage à la Commission canadienne des grains.

Key term(s)
  • silo élévateur

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Almacenamiento de las cosechas
  • Cultivo de cereales
  • Economía agrícola
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Record 3 2007-10-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Farm Equipment
  • Grain Growing
DEF

A mechanical device especially adapted to the moving or elevation of grain from a wagon or truck to storage bins.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Matériel agricole
  • Culture des céréales
CONT

Regardez toujours au-dessus de vous lorsque vous déplacez un élévateur à grains [...]

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Maquinaria agrícola
  • Cultivo de cereales
Key term(s)
  • elevador de granos
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Record 4 1993-09-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Switchgear (Rail Transport)
  • Rolling and Suspension Components (Railroad)
DEF

A storehouse, into which grain in bulk is carried upward by elevators and placed into bins arranged for the different grades or grain.

OBS

Term officially approved by CP Rail.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Appareils de voie (Transport par rail)
  • Roulement et suspension (Chemins de fer)
DEF

Réservoir cylindrique ou prismatique de grande hauteur qui, chargé par le haut, se vide par le bas, et qui sert de dépôt, de magasin.

OBS

Terme uniformisé par CP Rail.

Spanish

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