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OVERFLOW OUTLET [3 records]

Record 1 2017-05-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Pipes and Fittings
DEF

An outlet or receptacle for surplus liquid.

OBS

overflow: term officially approved by the Lexicon Project Committee (New Brunswick).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tuyauterie et raccords
DEF

Dispositif (orifice, vanne, canal, tuyau ...) adapté à un réservoir et qui permet d'évacuer ce qui déborderait ou dépasserait la limite prévue : le trop-plein d'un lavabo.

OBS

Le terme «trop-plein» peut avoir trois sens: tuyau (de trop-plein), orifice (de trop-plein) ou même l'organe en entier.

OBS

trop-plein : terme uniformisé par le Comité du projet de lexiques (Nouveau-Brunswick).

Spanish

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Record 2 1993-07-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Taps and Plumbing Accessories
CONT

Faucets should be installed at the correct height above the bath rim and should be level, and the center of the faucets directly over the center of the waste and overflow openings.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Robinetterie et accessoires
CONT

Installer les robinets à la hauteur exacte, de niveau, au-dessus du bord de la baignoire, l'axe du bec placé directement au-dessus de l'axe des orifices d'évacuation et de trop-plein.

Spanish

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Record 3 1976-06-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Pipes and Fittings

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tuyauterie et raccords

Spanish

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