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LUMBER MILL [1 record]

Record 1 2016-07-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Facilities and Equipment (Wood Industries)
DEF

A factory in which wood is sawn into planks or boards by machinery (formerly propelled by water, wind, or animal power, or steam; now usually by electricity).

OBS

sawmill: term standardized by Environment Canada and the Translation Bureau for use in the Air Pollutant Emission Inventory Report.

Key term(s)
  • saw mill

French

Domaine(s)
  • Installations et équipement (Industr. du bois)
DEF

Installation industrielle pour le sciage et autres transformations des grumes en produits marchands, comprenant les machines et bâtiments nécessaires au fonctionnement global de l'entreprise.

OBS

scierie : terme normalisé par Environnement Canada et le Bureau de la traduction dans le cadre de l’Inventaire des émissions de polluants atmosphériques.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Instalaciones y equipo (Industria maderera)
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