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Crowfoot [4 records]

Record 1 2022-05-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Joining Elements (Mechanical Components)
  • Chains and Cables (Mechanical Components)
  • Outfitting of Ships
DEF

A number of lines attached to one line, and spreading out to support [a load].

Key term(s)
  • crow's foot

French

Domaine(s)
  • Éléments d'assemblage (Composants mécaniques)
  • Câbles et chaînes (Composants mécaniques)
  • Armement et gréement
DEF

Dispositif d'amarrage par répartition de la charge sur deux cordages [ou] plus en partant d'un point commun.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Elementos de empalme (Componentes mecánicos)
  • Cadenas y cables (Componentes mecánicos)
  • Equipo y aparejos (Transporte por agua)
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Record 2 2022-05-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Collaboration with the FAO
  • Commercial Fishing
CONT

The towing cable system [of the beam trawl] consists of three 10 mm stainless steel wires (crow's foot) combined in one steel-ring in the front.

Key term(s)
  • crow-foot

French

Domaine(s)
  • Collaboration avec la FAO
  • Pêche commerciale
DEF

Dans le chalutage au gréement double, ensemble de deux ou trois câbles reliant chaque fune aux panneaux (chalut simple), aux panneaux et au patin médian (chaluts jumeaux) ou à l'armature du chalut à perche.

Spanish

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Record 3 2022-01-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Historical Names
  • Indigenous Peoples (General)
OBS

Known more commonly as Crowfoot, Isapo-Muxika was a Siksika chief and diplomat who negotiated with the federal government on behalf of the Blackfoot Confederacy.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Appellations historiques
  • Peuples Autochtones (Généralités)
OBS

[...] Isapo-Muxika était un chef et diplomate siksika qui négocia avec le gouvernement fédéral au nom de la Confédération des Pieds-Noirs.

Spanish

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Record 4 2001-06-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mining Equipment and Tools
  • Equipment (Oil and Natural Gas Extraction)
DEF

A tool with a sideclaw, for grasping and recovering broken rods in deep boreholes.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Outillage et équipement (Exploitation minière)
  • Outillage (Extraction du pétrole et du gaz)
DEF

[Outil de repêchage] pour extraire les tiges de sonde.

Spanish

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