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STREAM DRIVING [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2006-05-25
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Transport of Wood
- Forestry Operations
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- drive
1, record 1, English, drive
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- log drive 2, record 1, English, log%20drive
correct
- log driving 3, record 1, English, log%20driving
correct
- driving 4, record 1, English, driving
correct
- river driving 5, record 1, English, river%20driving
correct
- river-driving 4, record 1, English, river%2Ddriving
correct
- stream driving 5, record 1, English, stream%20driving
correct
- stream-driving 4, record 1, English, stream%2Ddriving
correct
- timber driving 5, record 1, English, timber%20driving
correct
- loose floating 5, record 1, English, loose%20floating
correct
- timber-floating 6, record 1, English, timber%2Dfloating
correct
- water log transport 7, record 1, English, water%20log%20transport
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The process of floating logs down a river ... 1, record 1, English, - drive
Record 1, Key term(s)
- timber floating
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Transport du bois
- Exploitation forestière
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- flottage
1, record 1, French, flottage
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- drave 2, record 1, French, drave
correct, see observation, feminine noun, Canada, obsolete
- dérive 3, record 1, French, d%C3%A9rive
see observation, feminine noun, archaic
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Transport du bois par eau, en le faisant flotter. 4, record 1, French, - flottage
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Mode de transport encore en activité dans les pays scandinaves, au Canada, dans des pays tropicaux; mais a disparu en France. 4, record 1, French, - flottage
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Le terme vieilli «drave», calque de l'anglais «drive», justifiable sur les plans de l'histoire et de la tradition québécoises, ne s'emploie plus en français normatif contemporain. 4, record 1, French, - flottage
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
dérive : En québécois d'abord «dérive» [et en] français, «descente des trains de bois» [...] puis, rapidement, sous l'influence de l'anglais, drive [...] «flottage du bois» [...] «Drave», avec cette acception, est bien signalé par la plupart de nos glossairistes [...] 3, record 1, French, - flottage
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Transporte de la madera
- Explotación forestal
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- transporte de madera
1, record 1, Spanish, transporte%20de%20madera
masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Flotando en el agua. 1, record 1, Spanish, - transporte%20de%20madera
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