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PORTABLE PUMP [1 record]

Record 1 2017-04-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Fire-Fighting and Rescue Equipment
  • Pumps
DEF

A small [electric or] gasoline-driven pump carried on fire apparatus and capable of supplying a 1 and a half inch hose at a typical rate of 50 gpm [gallons per minute] at 90 psi [pound per square inch] or relaying water to a fire department pumper.

OBS

Portable pump: term standardized by ISO.

OBS

portable pump: term standardized by Environment Canada and the Translation Bureau for use in the Black Carbon Inventory.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Matériel de secours et de lutte (incendies)
  • Pompes
DEF

Moto-pompe d'incendie légère pouvant, sur les lieux de l'emploi, être transportée par trois hommes au maximum et dont l'encombrement permet le logement facile sur les véhicules de lutte contre l'incendie.

OBS

Pompe portative : terme normalisé par l'ISO.

OBS

pompe portable : terme normalisé par Environnement Canada et le Bureau de la traduction dans le cadre de l'inventaire de carbone noir.

Spanish

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