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MOVING BLOCK [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2000-08-11
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Pleasure Boating and Yachting
- Outfitting of Ships
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- moveable block 1, record 1, English, moveable%20block
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- running block 2, record 1, English, running%20block
- moving block 3, record 1, English, moving%20block
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
In a purchase or tackle, the block that moves when the rope is hauled on. 1, record 1, English, - moveable%20block
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
A double whip is a tackle consisting of a fall secured at one end and rove through a single running block and a single standing block. 2, record 1, English, - moveable%20block
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Yachting et navigation de plaisance
- Armement et gréement
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- poulie mobile
1, record 1, French, poulie%20mobile
correct, feminine noun, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Poulie qui peut être déplacée sur son axe. 2, record 1, French, - poulie%20mobile
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le gain de puissance est proportionnel au nombre de brins du palan, c'est-à-dire, au nombre de réas de la poulie mobile, moins le frottement. 3, record 1, French, - poulie%20mobile
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
poulie mobile : terme uniformisé par le Groupe de travail de terminologie du génie. 4, record 1, French, - poulie%20mobile
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1983-02-10
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Police
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- moving block 1, record 2, English, moving%20block
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
In theory, a moving block places a police car, or two, or three, in front of a fleeing driver, and...one or more police cars in the rear, "boxing" in the fugitive vehicle and eventually forcing the fleeing driver to stop. 1, record 2, English, - moving%20block
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Police
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- barrage mobile 1, record 2, French, barrage%20mobile
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Barrage mobile. Si un agent, de son point d'observation stratégique, repère le fugitif, il le prendra en filature et gardera le véhicule suspect à vue... On ajoute alors un autre détachement derrière l'observateur... Les voitures qui précèdent le fugitif ralentissent pour essayer de coincer le véhicule et le forcer à s'arrêter. 1, record 2, French, - barrage%20mobile
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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