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Record 1 1991-03-08

English

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

Watercourse draining from a lake.

CONT

Barren Hill Lake Outlet, N.S.

OBS

Rare; used in N.S. and N.B.

OBS

outlet: term and definition validated by the Canadian Permanent Committee on Geographical Names (CPCGN) within the scope of its glossary (BT-176) which is the first authoritative publication on generics in use in Canada.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Toponymie
  • Hydrologie et hydrographie
DEF

Exutoire ou petit cours d'eau qui donne issue aux eaux d'un lac, d'un étang ou d'un bassin.

CONT

Décharge des Acadiens, Québec.

CONT

Débouche Lente, Québec.

CONT

Déversant du Lac, Québec.

OBS

décharge : Attesté au Québec.

OBS

débouche: Au féminin, terme d'usage rare et local attesté au Québec.

OBS

déversant : Terme d'usage rare et local, attesté au Québec.

OBS

décharge; débouche; déversant : termes et définition uniformisés par 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

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Record 2 1986-07-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mountain Sports

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sports de montagne

Spanish

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