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COMPRESSION-TYPE HYDRANT [1 record]

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Record 1 2011-09-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Fixed Rescue Facilities (fire)
DEF

A hydrant which opens against the flow of water by the movement of the operating stem and in which the water pressure tends to keep the main valve closed.

OBS

compression-type hydrant: term officially approved by the Lexicon Project Committee (New Brunswick).

Key term(s)
  • compression type hydrant

French

Domaine(s)
  • Installations fixes de secours (incendies)
DEF

Bouche d'incendie où la pression de l'eau tend à maintenir la soupape fermée.

OBS

bouche d'incendie à compression : terme uniformisé par le Comité du projet de lexiques (Nouveau-Brunswick).

Spanish

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