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Record 1 - internal organization data 2023-07-12
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Transport of Wood
- Forestry Operations
- History of Technology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- timber drive
1, record 1, English, timber%20drive
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- drive 2, record 1, English, drive
correct, noun
- log drive 3, record 1, English, log%20drive
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A quantity of loose timber floated down a waterway. 4, record 1, English, - timber%20drive
Record 1, Key term(s)
- log-drive
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Transport du bois
- Exploitation forestière
- Histoire des techniques
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- drave
1, record 1, French, drave
correct, feminine noun, Canada
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- flot 2, record 1, French, flot
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Ensemble de troncs d'arbres flottés. 3, record 1, French, - drave
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2006-05-25
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Transport of Wood
- Forestry Operations
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- drive
1, record 2, English, drive
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- log drive 2, record 2, English, log%20drive
correct
- log driving 3, record 2, English, log%20driving
correct
- driving 4, record 2, English, driving
correct
- river driving 5, record 2, English, river%20driving
correct
- river-driving 4, record 2, English, river%2Ddriving
correct
- stream driving 5, record 2, English, stream%20driving
correct
- stream-driving 4, record 2, English, stream%2Ddriving
correct
- timber driving 5, record 2, English, timber%20driving
correct
- loose floating 5, record 2, English, loose%20floating
correct
- timber-floating 6, record 2, English, timber%2Dfloating
correct
- water log transport 7, record 2, English, water%20log%20transport
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The process of floating logs down a river ... 1, record 2, English, - drive
Record 2, Key term(s)
- timber floating
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Transport du bois
- Exploitation forestière
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- flottage
1, record 2, French, flottage
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- drave 2, record 2, French, drave
correct, see observation, feminine noun, Canada, obsolete
- dérive 3, record 2, French, d%C3%A9rive
see observation, feminine noun, archaic
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Transport du bois par eau, en le faisant flotter. 4, record 2, French, - flottage
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Mode de transport encore en activité dans les pays scandinaves, au Canada, dans des pays tropicaux; mais a disparu en France. 4, record 2, French, - flottage
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Le terme vieilli «drave», calque de l'anglais «drive», justifiable sur les plans de l'histoire et de la tradition québécoises, ne s'emploie plus en français normatif contemporain. 4, record 2, French, - flottage
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 3 OBS
dérive : En québécois d'abord «dérive» [et en] français, «descente des trains de bois» [...] puis, rapidement, sous l'influence de l'anglais, drive [...] «flottage du bois» [...] «Drave», avec cette acception, est bien signalé par la plupart de nos glossairistes [...] 3, record 2, French, - flottage
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Transporte de la madera
- Explotación forestal
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- transporte de madera
1, record 2, Spanish, transporte%20de%20madera
masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Flotando en el agua. 1, record 2, Spanish, - transporte%20de%20madera
Record 3 - internal organization data 2006-03-06
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Forestry Operations
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- drive camp
1, record 3, English, drive%20camp
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A temporary camp set up during a [log] drive. 1, record 3, English, - drive%20camp
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
drive: The process or practice of floating logs downstream at high water. 1, record 3, English, - drive%20camp
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Exploitation forestière
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- drave
1, record 3, French, drave
correct, see observation, feminine noun, Canada
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Chantier de la drave. 2, record 3, French, - drave
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Être cuisinier de la drave, c'est déjà beaucoup plus difficile qu'être cuisinier dans les chantiers. C'est, par une route sans fin, en pleine forêt, parfois à l'approche des villages, établir une illusion de stabilité. (Roy, Gabrielle. «Le long, long voyage». Bulletin des Agriculteurs, Montréal, mai 1945.) 3, record 3, French, - drave
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Le terme «drave», calque de l'anglais «drive», est considéré comme recevable sur les plans de l'histoire et de la tradition québécoises et canadiennes récentes. 4, record 3, French, - drave
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2004-12-08
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Place Names (outside Canada)
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- Drava
1, record 4, English, Drava
correct, Europe
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Toponymes (hors Canada)
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- Drave
1, record 4, French, Drave
correct, feminine noun, Europe
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Rivière d'Europe, née dans les Alpes italiennes; affluent du Danube. Elle coule en Autriche et en Slovénie, puis sépare la Hongrie et la Croatie après avoir reçu la Mur. 2, record 4, French, - Drave
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 1986-04-08
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Botany
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- draba
1, record 5, English, draba
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A very large genus of low tufted herbs (family Cruciferae) of temperate and arctic regions with small flowers and oblong or linear siliques. 1, record 5, English, - draba
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Botanique
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- drave
1, record 5, French, drave
correct, feminine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Petite plante des régions froides et tempérées de l'hémisphère Nord, à feuilles le plus souvent disposées en rosettes, aux fleurs blanches ou jaunes réunies en grappes courtes et terminales, et dont le fruit est une silicule. 1, record 5, French, - drave
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
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