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ESTACADE FLOTTANTE [5 records]

Record 1 2012-07-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Transport of Wood
  • Forestry Operations
DEF

A barrier of logs or other timbers linked by chains and serving to restrain or enclose floating logs, pulpwood, etc.

OBS

[The] pieces of timber, generally logs (termed "boom sticks") ... are linked end to end by "boom chains" or "boom cables", so as to hold, contain and/or guide floating logs.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Transport du bois
  • Exploitation forestière
DEF

Chaîne de bois servant à retenir, à entourer les bois flottés, ainsi qu'à favoriser les opérations de flottage.

Spanish

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Record 2 2011-08-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Glaciology
  • Hydrology and Hydrography
  • River and Sea Navigation
DEF

A floating structure used to retain ice.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Glaciologie
  • Hydrologie et hydrographie
  • Navigation fluviale et maritime
DEF

Ouvrage flottant, généralement fait de madriers ou de billes, destiné à contenir les corps flottants. On l'utilise pour protéger les ouvrages et retenir les glaces.

OBS

Le terme «estacade» (boom) est un générique pour tout ouvrage servant à contenir des billes de bois (log boom), des nappes de pétrole (oil boom) ou des glaces (ice-boom, ice boom).

Spanish

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Record 3 1986-02-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Water Transport
  • Shipbuilding
OBS

glance boom - estacade de glissement, (1951) guide boom -estacade de direction (1951)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Transport par eau
  • Constructions navales
OBS

(1951) fender (fender boom) à Welland et écluse no 4 de Lachine câble de protection

Spanish

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Record 4 1976-06-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Water Transport

French

Domaine(s)
  • Transport par eau

Spanish

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Record 5 1976-06-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Civil Engineering

French

Domaine(s)
  • Génie civil
OBS

BT-44

Spanish

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