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Sand Point [3 records]

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Record 1 2014-08-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Place Names (Canada)
OBS

A dispersed rural community in the county of Kings, in New Brunswick.

OBS

Coordinates: 45° 20' 43" N, 66° 11' 52" W (New Brunswick).

OBS

Usually, in Canada, the name of an inhabited place has only one form in English and French, which is listed in the Gazetteer of the province or territory according to the Incorporation Act of the entity.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Toponymes (Canada)
OBS

Collectivité rurale dispersée dans le comté de Kings, au Nouveau-Brunswick.

OBS

Coordonnées : 45° 20' 43" N, 66° 11' 52" O (Nouveau-Brunswick).

OBS

Habituellement, au Canada, le nom d'un lieu habité n'a qu'une forme en français et en anglais, celle consignée au Répertoire de la province ou du territoire et qui tient de l'Acte d'incorporation de l'entité.

Spanish

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Record 2 2014-08-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Place Names (Canada)
OBS

A land mass in the county of Kings, in New Brunswick.

OBS

Coordinates: 45° 20' 33" N, 66° 11' 57" W (New Brunswick).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Toponymes (Canada)
OBS

Étendue de terre dans le comté de Kings, au Nouveau-Brunswick.

OBS

Coordonnées : 45° 20' 33" N, 66° 11' 57" O (Nouveau-Brunswick).

Spanish

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Record 3 1999-07-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Cofferdams and Dewatering (Construction)
DEF

The lowest part of a drivers well, consisting essentially of a forged steel point, a screen, and short section of pipe threaded to fit a standard pipe.

CONT

Well-point [drainage] method. The term well point refers to the lower perforated end of a 2-in. or 2 1/2-in. pipe, commonly 40 in. long, that serves the double purpose of well casing and suction tube. The perforations are covered by a wire mesh. The well points are jetted into the ground at a spacing of 3 to 6 ft.

CONT

Basically, a well point is a perforated and screened pipe, about 1 1/2 in. in diameter and a few or several feet in length. The well point is fixed to a riser pipe, also of the same diameter, and the whole is driven with or without jetting ... The individual riser pipes are attached to a header pipe or manifold that leads to a pump.

Key term(s)
  • sandpoint
  • sand-point
  • wellpoint
  • well-point

French

Domaine(s)
  • Épuisements et batardeaux (Construction)
DEF

Partie inférieure d'un puits foncé, comprenant une pointe en acier forgé, une crépine et un court tronçon de tube fileté.

Key term(s)
  • pointe crépinée

Spanish

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