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HEAD BOARD [5 records]

Record 1 2022-04-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Ship and Boat Parts
CONT

The headboard ... serves not only to brace but also to reinforce the sides of the canoe, which are particularly fragile at this point since the ribs do not extend as far as this.

Key term(s)
  • head board

French

Domaine(s)
  • Parties des bateaux

Spanish

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Record 2 1997-03-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Commercial Fishing
  • Ship and Boat Parts

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pêche commerciale
  • Parties des bateaux
DEF

Bordure supérieure d'une voile.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Pesca comercial
  • Partes de los barcos
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Record 3 1994-03-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Pleasure Boating and Yachting
DEF

The reinforcement at the head of a main sail .... The reinforcing material is frequently aluminium; it absorbs much of the stress of the halyard.

CONT

Batten pockets and head boards ... comprise the greatest number of the repairs I make during the summer months.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Yachting et navigation de plaisance
DEF

Petite pièce de bois, de tissu ou de métal cousue à l'intérieur du coin supérieur de la voile (=tête), où est fixée la drisse pour la renforcer.

CONT

L'angle supérieur (point de drisse) est renforcé par une plaquette de métal : la têtière.

Spanish

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Record 4 1987-01-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Home Furniture

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mobilier domestique
OBS

(Catalogue La Redoute, Roubaix, été 1967)

Spanish

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Record 5 1981-05-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Winemaking
OBS

The boards or planks which form the bottom or head of a cask or barrel, those which are adjacent to the central one.

Key term(s)
  • head board
  • head stave

French

Domaine(s)
  • Industrie vinicole
OBS

Les deux planches de la fonçaille les plus proches du maître-fond.

Key term(s)
  • aissaillère
  • aisselière
  • esselier

Spanish

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