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SLAPPER [4 records]

Record 1 2002-05-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Ice Hockey
DEF

A hard shot made with a swinging stroke in which the stick blade hits the ice just behind the puck usually causing the puck to leave the ice.

CONT

The slap shot ... differs from the "wrist shot" in that the player winds up, bringing his stick back so far that it is nearly perpendicular with the ice, and then he brings it down in an arc, swatting the puck as he goes into his follow through.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Hockey sur glace
CONT

Le lancer frappé est l'un des éléments les plus menaçants de la panoplie du joueur offensif [...] Le bâton du joueur doit toucher la glace de 3 à 5 cm derrière la rondelle avant de la frapper [...] Ce genre de lancer nécessite beaucoup de force [...]

OBS

«Tir envolé» s'emploie en Suisse, d'après le journal Le Droit (17 juillet 1959).

Key term(s)
  • lancer claqué
  • tir claqué

Spanish

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Record 2 - external organization data 2002-02-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Explosives and Pyrotechnical Materials (Industries)
  • Atomic Physics
  • Compartment - Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission
CONT

Explosives and related equipment. ... Detonators and multipoint initiation systems (exploding bridge wires, etc.): (a) electrically driven explosive detonators, as follows: (1) exploding bridge (EB); (2) exploding bridge wire (EBW); (3) slapper; and (4) exploding foil initiators (EFI) ...

OBS

Regulation cited: Nuclear Non-Proliferation Import and Export Control Regulations.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Explosifs et artifices (Industries)
  • Physique atomique
  • Tiroir - Commission canadienne de sûreté nucléaire
CONT

Détonateurs et systèmes d'amorçage à points multiples (fil à exploser, percuteur, etc.) : a) détonateurs d'explosifs à commande électrique comme suit : (1) amorce à pont (AP); (2) fil à exploser (FE); (3) percuteur; (4) initiateurs à feuille explosive (IFE) [...]

OBS

Règlement cité : Règlement sur le contrôle de l'importation et de l'exportation aux fins de la non-prolifération nucléaire.

Spanish

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Record 3 1994-06-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Cattle Raising
OBS

equipment used marking cattle

French

Domaine(s)
  • Élevage des bovins
OBS

pour le marquage des bovins

Spanish

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Record 4 1986-08-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Slaughterhouses
DEF

A canvas strap mounted on a handle used to encourage driven animals.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Abattoirs
CONT

[L'ouvrier chargé des injections d'enzymes] conduit les bovins des enclos à la salle de pesage, en se servant d'un aiguillon électrique ou d'un fouet en toile.

Spanish

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