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ditching [4 records]

Record 1 2015-08-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Aircraft Maneuvers
  • Aircraft Piloting and Navigation
DEF

The forced landing of an aircraft on water.

OBS

A type of emergency landing.

OBS

ditching: term and definition officially approved by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Manœuvres d'aéronefs
  • Pilotage et navigation aérienne
DEF

Atterrissage forcé d’un aéronef sur l’eau.

OBS

amerrissage forcé : terme uniformisé par l'Organisation de l'aviation civile internationale (OACI) et par le Ministère de la défense de la France.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Maniobras de las aeronaves
  • Pilotaje y navegación aérea
DEF

Descenso forzoso de una aeronave en el agua. [Definición aceptada oficialmente por la OACI.]

OBS

amaraje forzoso: término aceptado oficialmente por la Organización de Aviación Civil Internacional (OACI).

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Record 2 2011-10-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Site Development
CONT

Ditching during road construction is one of the basic uses for the grader. A suggested procedure for this operation is ... make a 3 to 4 in. deep marking cut at the outer edge of the bank slope. During this cut the forward end of the blade should be in line with the outside edge of the front tire as it travels the ditch line.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Aménagement du terrain
CONT

Le creusement de fossés en V s'exécute en plusieurs temps. [la lame est] déplacée latéralement à droite, mise à la pente de 2 1/2:1 et à l'orientation d'environ 35 degrés, de manière que la pointe droite avant, soit alignée avec le bord de la roue droite avant.

Key term(s)
  • excavation de fossés
  • creusement de fossés

Spanish

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Record 3 1976-06-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • General Vocabulary

French

Domaine(s)
  • Vocabulaire général
OBS

Bescherelle

Spanish

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Record 4 1976-06-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Drainage and Irrigation (Agric.)

French

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

Opération de curage des cours d'eau consistant à régulariser les talus des berges.

Spanish

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