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AVALOIR TOIT CHICANES [1 record]

Record 1 2011-11-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Sewers and Drainage
  • Roofs (Building Elements)
DEF

... a roof drain that restricts the flow of storm water into the storm drainage system.

OBS

flow-control roof drain: term officially approved by the Lexicon Project Committee (New Brunswick).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Égouts et drainage
  • Toitures (Éléments du bâtiment)
DEF

Avaloir de toit limitant le débit des eaux pluviales dans le réseau d'évacuation d'eaux pluviales.

CONT

Un toit peut être drainé par des renvois de toit à débit contrôlé [...]

OBS

égout de toit à débit contrôlé; égout de toit à chicanes : termes uniformisés par le Comité du projet de lexiques (Nouveau-Brunswick).

Key term(s)
  • égout de toit à chicane
  • avaloir de toit à chicanes

Spanish

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