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Filter results by subject field Alphabetical list of terms

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Alphabetical list of terms

Record 1 2011-04-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Urban Furnishings and Equipment
  • Road Networks
DEF

An intersection built with a circular island around which traffic rotates in one direction.

OBS

roundabout; traffic circle: terms proposed by the World Road Association.

OBS

traffic circle: term recommended by the Terminology Committee and standardized by the Validation Committee of the Sustainable Mobility Glossary.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Équipements urbains
  • Réseaux routiers
OBS

rond-point : Le terme rond-point appartient à la langue générale.

OBS

carrefour giratoire : terme proposé par l'Association mondiale de la route.

OBS

carrefour giratoire : terme recommandé par le Comité de terminologie et normalisé par le Comité de validation du Lexique de la mobilité durable.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Accesorios y equipo (Urbanismo)
  • Redes viales
DEF

Plaza circular.

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Record 2 2002-09-17

English

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

Inland body of standing water, usually smaller than a lake.

CONT

Plate Cove Big Pond, Nfld.

CONT

Big Roundabout, Nfld.

CONT

Old Sea, Nfld.

OBS

pond: widely used generic. In Nfld., "pond" is applied to lakes of all sizes.

OBS

roundabout: rare; generic used in Nfld.

OBS

sea: rare; generic used in Nfld.

OBS

still: rare; generic used in N.S.

OBS

tavern: rare; generic used in Nfld.

OBS

pond; roundabout; sea; still; tavern: terms and definition validated by the Geographical Names Board of Canada (GNBC) (formerly named the Canadian Permanent Committee on Geographical Names -- CPCGN) within the scope of its glossary (TB-176) which is the first authoritative publication on generics in use in Canada.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Toponymie
  • Hydrologie et hydrographie
DEF

Nappe d'eau de faible profondeur et de dimension restreinte.

CONT

Étang aux Goélands, Qué.

OBS

étang : les étangs, souvent colonisés par la végétation, sont habituellement plus profonds et plus grands que les mares, mais moins profonds et moins vastes que les lacs. Générique attesté au Qué., au N.-B. et en N.-É.

OBS

étang : terme et définition uniformisés par la Commission de toponymie du Canada (CTC) (anciennement appelée 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

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Toponimia
  • Hidrología e hidrografía
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Record 3 1999-02-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Water Transport

French

Domaine(s)
  • Transport par eau

Spanish

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