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RESERVOIR CHARGE [4 records]

Record 1 2017-05-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Storage of Water
  • Water Distribution (Water Supply)
  • Fixed Rescue Facilities (fire)
  • Shipbuilding
DEF

A water storage tank set above the highest point of water consumption to provide adequate pressure for use throughout a water distribution system.

CONT

A gravity storage tank may be located at any convenient point on the roof, within the building, on an independent tower, or on a hill.

OBS

gravity tank: term officially approved by the Lexicon Project Committee (New Brunswick).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Stockage des eaux
  • Distribution de l'eau
  • Installations fixes de secours (incendies)
  • Constructions navales
DEF

Réservoir surélevé permettant la distribution d'un liquide sous pression par simple gravité.

OBS

réservoir en charge; réservoir de charge : termes uniformisés par le Comité du projet de lexiques (Nouveau-Brunswick).

Spanish

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Record 2 1999-04-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Analytical Chemistry

French

Domaine(s)
  • Chimie analytique

Spanish

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Record 3 1989-12-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • General Scientific and Technical Vocabulary

French

Domaine(s)
  • Vocabulaire technique et scientifique général

Spanish

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Record 4 1975-03-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Plumbing

French

Domaine(s)
  • Plomberie
CONT

Ces bâtiments [hauts] sont divisés en tranches horizontales alimentées par des réservoirs de charge placés dans les étapes et dans lesquels l'eau est refoulée par une pompe installée dans les sous-sols

Spanish

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