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SEWAGE BACK-UP [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2022-05-04
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Sewers and Drainage
- Plumbing
- Waste Management
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- sewage backup
1, record 1, English, sewage%20backup
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- sewage back-up 2, record 1, English, sewage%20back%2Dup
correct
- sewer backup 1, record 1, English, sewer%20backup
correct
- sewer back-up 3, record 1, English, sewer%20back%2Dup
correct
- wastewater backup 4, record 1, English, wastewater%20backup
correct, see observation
- waste water backup 4, record 1, English, waste%20water%20backup
correct, see observation
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
A sewage backup occurs when an obstruction or damage prevents wastewater from draining away from [a] house. This usually happens in the main sewer line that connects [a] home to the municipal sanitary sewers, but it could happen elsewhere as well. 1, record 1, English, - sewage%20backup
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
sewage backup; sewage back-up; sewer backup; sewer back-up: These designations are used to refer to the same concept even though the terms "sewage" and "sewer" are not synonymous. 5, record 1, English, - sewage%20backup
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
wastewater backup; waste water backup: the designation"wastewater" is used as a synonym of the designation "sewage" in the context of sewage backups, but it also refers to all water discharged from various processes, which includes sewage. 6, record 1, English, - sewage%20backup
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Égouts et drainage
- Plomberie
- Gestion des déchets
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- refoulement d'égout
1, record 1, French, refoulement%20d%27%C3%A9gout
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- refoulement des eaux d'égout 2, record 1, French, refoulement%20des%20eaux%20d%27%C3%A9gout
correct, masculine noun
- refoulement des eaux usées 3, record 1, French, refoulement%20des%20eaux%20us%C3%A9es
correct, see observation, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Bien qu'il il y ait plusieurs choses qui provoquent le refoulement d'égout, il existe deux catégories principales : soit quelque chose bloque l'écoulement des eaux usées soit le système ne peut pas traiter la quantité des eaux usées. 4, record 1, French, - refoulement%20d%27%C3%A9gout
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
refoulement d'égout; refoulement des eaux d'égout : Ces désignations sont utilisées pour faire référence à la même notion, bien que les désignations «eau d'égout» et «égout» ne soient pas synonymes. 5, record 1, French, - refoulement%20d%27%C3%A9gout
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
refoulement des eaux usées : La désignation «eaux usées» est employée comme synonyme de la désignation «eaux d'égout» dans le contexte des refoulements d'égouts, mais désigne aussi l'ensemble des eaux évacuées par divers procédés, dont les eaux d'égouts. 6, record 1, French, - refoulement%20d%27%C3%A9gout
Record 1, Key term(s)
- refoulement de l'eau d'égout
- refoulement de l'eau usée
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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