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HEIGHTS [2 records]

Record 1 1993-12-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Heraldry
OBS

Applied to plumes of feathers which are arranged in rows or sets, one rising above another. (Boutell, Engl. Her.)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Héraldique
DEF

Touffe de plumes que les chevaliers mettaient sur leurs casques comme ornement.

Spanish

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Record 2 1991-03-05

English

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

Area of high land rising above the adjacent land or water.

CONT

Queenston Heights, Ontario.

OBS

Widely used.

OBS

heights: term 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
  • Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
OBS

Non attesté en français au Canada.

OBS

hauteurs : terme uniformisé 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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