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WALL HYDRANT [1 record]

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Record 1 2017-06-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Fixed Rescue Facilities (fire)
DEF

Two or more multiple-outlet fittings installed on the outside of a building and connected to the standpipe main of an inside standpipe system for the use of the fire department only, to obtain an additional supply of water from the fire pump in the building.

CONT

Wall hydrants at fire stations are used for testing pumpers.

OBS

wall hydrant: term officially approved by the Lexicon Project Committee (New Brunswick).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Installations fixes de secours (incendies)
DEF

Sorties d'eau raccordées à une motopompe fixe et placées sur un mur du bâtiment qui abrite celle-ci. Elles permettent de procéder à l'essai de l'engin et d'assurer la défense contre l'incendie des lieux avoisinants.

OBS

prise d'eau murale; bouche murale : termes uniformisés par le Comité du projet de lexiques (Nouveau-Brunswick).

Spanish

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