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WATER GUN [4 records]

Record 1 - external organization data 2021-03-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Compartment – Nomenclature 4.0
  • Museums and Heritage (General)
OBS

water gun: an item in the "Toys" class of the "Recreational Objects" category.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tiroir – Nomenclature 4.0
  • Muséologie et patrimoine (Généralités)
OBS

pistolet à eau : objet de la classe «Jouets» de la catégorie «Objets récréatifs».

Spanish

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Record 2 2015-04-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Games and Toys (General)
DEF

An often pistol shaped device having a bulb that squirts out a liquid when pressed and being used for various purposes (as to spray plants or bushes).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Jeux et jouets (Généralités)

Spanish

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Record 3 2007-01-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Drainage and Irrigation (Agric.)
  • Farm Equipment
Key term(s)
  • extra large rainer

French

Domaine(s)
  • Drainage et irrigation (Agriculture)
  • Matériel agricole
DEF

Arroseur rotatif de grande portée (au-delà de 25m), destiné à l'irrigation par aspersion.

OBS

Certains canons d'arrosage peuvent se déplacer seuls : ils sont dits automoteurs.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Drenaje y riego (Agricultura)
  • Maquinaria agrícola
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Record 4 1997-03-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Seismic Prospecting
  • Geophysics
  • Equipment (Oil and Natural Gas Extraction)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Prospection sismique
  • Géophysique
  • Outillage (Extraction du pétrole et du gaz)
DEF

Source d'ondes acoustiques utilisée en sismique marine.

CONT

[...] dans le canon à eau, [le train d'ondes est obtenu] par l'implosion d'une bulle de vapeur d'eau.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Prospección sísmica
  • Geofísica
  • Equipo para extracción de petróleo y gas natural
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