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ONSHORE [3 records]

Record 1 2007-10-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Meteorology
  • Special-Language Phraseology
DEF

Toward the shore; landward.

CONT

The system will be moving onshore overnight. [Example approved by the Avalanche Bulletin Terminology Standardization Committee.]

OBS

onshore: term officially approved by the Avalanche Bulletin Terminology Standardization Committee.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Météorologie
  • Phraséologie des langues de spécialité
CONT

Le système se déplacera vers les côtes au cours de la nuit. [Exemple entériné par le Comité d'uniformisation de la terminologie des bulletins d'avalanche.]

OBS

vers les côtes; vers le littoral : termes uniformisés par le Comité d'uniformisation de la terminologie des bulletins d'avalanche.

Spanish

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Record 2 2006-12-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Oil and Natural Gas Extraction
  • Physical Geography (General)
CONT

[The [onshore] would be defined to include the mainland, the Arctic archipelago. and (on passage of the Canada Oceans Act) the waters between the archipelago].

PHR

Onshore project.

PHR

Onshore oil project.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Extraction du pétrole et du gaz naturel
  • Géographie physique (Généralités)
OBS

L'expression en question s'oppose à offshore, rendu par «extracôtier» dans une traduction.

OBS

Exploitation du pétrole et du gaz dans le Nord.

PHR

Pétrole côtier et infracôtier.

Spanish

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Record 3 2004-01-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Physical Geography (General)
DEF

Situated on or near the shore.

CONT

onshore oil reserves, onshore mining

French

Domaine(s)
  • Géographie physique (Généralités)
DEF

Qui est relatif aux côtes, au bord de la mer.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Geografía física (Generalidades)
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