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CLEAR HEIGHT [2 records]

Record 1 2020-11-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Track and Field
CONT

... in good vaulting little speed is required to clear heights up to 13 ft ...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Athlétisme
CONT

[...] le Soviétique V. Brumel [...] détint le record mondial de 1963 à 1971 en ayant franchi [une hauteur de] 2,28 m.

CONT

Franchir une hauteur de x,xx mètres en saut en hauteur ou en saut à la perche.

Spanish

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Record 2 2000-03-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Vehicle Parking
  • Plans and Specifications (Construction)
  • Architecture
OBS

The clear height from floor to ceiling should not be less than 7'-4", although it is preferable to maintain a standard of 7'-6" where feasible.

OBS

clearance: the distance by which one object clears another or the space between them.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Stationnement
  • Devis, cahiers des charges et plans (Construction)
  • Architecture
OBS

La hauteur libre des poutres est approximativement de 0,40 m et, compte tenu d'une hauteur libre sans poutre de 2,00 m, la distance de plancher à plancher est de 2,40 m pour un étage courant.

Spanish

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