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TALON [9 records]

Record 1 2024-01-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Space Weapons
DEF

a program in target acquisition, tracking, and pointing being conducted by Lockheed for the US Department of Defense.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Armes orbitales

Spanish

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Record 2 2014-06-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Place Names (Canada)
OBS

A body of water in Ontario that has officially approved names in both English and French.

OBS

Coordinates: 46º 18' 16'' N, 79º 3' 22'' W (Ontario).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Toponymes (Canada)
OBS

Étendue d'eau en Ontario dont le nom anglais et le nom français sont approuvés officiellement.

OBS

Coordonnées : 46º 18' 16'' N, 79º 3' 22'' O (Ontario).

Spanish

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Record 3 2008-09-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Birds
DEF

The powerful claws of a bird of prey, or of a dragon, griffin, etc.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Oiseaux
DEF

Partie inférieure de la patte des rapaces, qui comprend les doigts, constituée de telle sorte que l'oiseau puisse capturer sa proie, l'immobiliser et la tuer.

Spanish

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Record 4 1992-05-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Titles of Federal Government Programs (Canadian)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres de programmes fédéraux (Gouvernement canadien)
OBS

Projet qui vise à créer une bibliothèque, une exposition et des archives électroniques sur le Canada du XXe siècle et de promouvoir un climat favorable à l'éditique. Secrétariat d'État, Direction des études canadiennes

Spanish

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Record 5 1989-10-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Stock Exchange
  • Investment
DEF

A coupon or a certificate similar to a warrant, attached to another security and carrying some right or privilege.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Bourse
  • Investissements et placements
DEF

Coupon ou certificat, similaire à un bon de souscription, attaché à un titre et représentant un droit ou un privilège.

Spanish

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Record 6 1988-07-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Guns (Land Forces)
OBS

The gun is a 35 mm American model developed by the Mauser Company, from West Germany.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Canons (Forces terrestres)
OBS

Canon américain de 35 mm fabriqué dans sa nouvelle version par la société ouest-allemande Mauser.

Spanish

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Record 7 1983-08-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Locks and Locksmithing
DEF

The notch in the tail piece of a dead bolt in which the rotating member engages to throw or retract the bolt.

DEF

the shoulder of the bolt of a lock on which the key acts to shoot the bolt.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Serrurerie
DEF

Chacune des parties découpées de la queue de pêne, sur lesquelles agit le panneton de la clé.

DEF

encoche de la partie inférieure de la queue de pêne qui reçoit le panneton de la clef pour faire mouvoir le pêne.

Spanish

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Record 8 1982-08-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Graphic Arts and Printing
  • Forms Design
OBS

A detachable part of a form, used for annotations.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Imprimerie et arts graphiques
  • Imprimés et formules
OBS

Partie d'une section détachable d'une formule, et annotée.

Spanish

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Record 9 1977-05-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Paleontology
OBS

[A] talon [is a] buttress produced by [the] outgrowth of [a] corallite wall, serving as [an] aid in fixation (...)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Paléontologie
OBS

L'épithèque [d'un Tétracoralliaire] porte parfois (...) une expansion latérale (...) qui sert à l'ancrage.

Spanish

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