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Record 1 1991-04-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Toponymy
  • Hydrology and Hydrography
DEF

Small watercourse, often tributary to a river, stream, or creek.

CONT

Nevers Brook, N.B.

CONT

Toby Guzzle, N.B.

CONT

Big Rock Lead, Nfld.

OBS

brook: Widely used, but most common in the Atlantic Provinces.

OBS

guzzle: Rare; used in N.B.

OBS

lead: Rare; used in Nfld.

OBS

brook; guzzle; lead: terms and definition validated by the Canadian Permanent Committee on Geographical Names (CPCGN) within the scope of its glossary (BT-176) which is the first authoritative publication on generics in use in Canada.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Toponymie
  • Hydrologie et hydrographie
DEF

Le cours d'eau au fond d'une dépression.

CONT

Coulée Abe-Coffin, Qué.

OBS

Attesté partout au Qué. et très répandu dans la Beauce.

OBS

coulée : terme et définition uniformisés par 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

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