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flame gun [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2002-02-25
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Incendiary Weapons
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- flame-thrower
1, record 1, English, flame%2Dthrower
correct, NATO, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A weapon that projects incendiary fuel and has provision for ignition of this fuel. 1, record 1, English, - flame%2Dthrower
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
flame-thrower: term and definition standardized by NATO. 2, record 1, English, - flame%2Dthrower
Record 1, Key term(s)
- flame gun
- flamethrower
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Armes incendiaires
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- lance-flammes
1, record 1, French, lance%2Dflammes
correct, masculine noun, NATO, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Arme qui projette un liquide incendiaire et qui est dotée d'un système d'allumage. 2, record 1, French, - lance%2Dflammes
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
lance-flammes : terme et définition normalisés par l'OTAN. 3, record 1, French, - lance%2Dflammes
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Armas incendiarias
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- lanzallamas
1, record 1, Spanish, lanzallamas
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Arma que proyecta combustible incendiario y que tiene un dispositivo para provocar su ignición. 1, record 1, Spanish, - lanzallamas
Record 2 - internal organization data 1998-08-24
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Equipment and Plant (Metallurgy)
- Metal-Coating
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- flame gun 1, record 2, English, flame%20gun
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Coatings such as zinc and aluminum are applied with a gun which provides heat by burning acetylene, propane, or hydrogen in oxygen. A compressed air blast atomizes and propels the coating metals onto the surface. 2, record 2, English, - flame%20gun
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Équipement et matériels (Métallurgie)
- Métallisation
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- pistolet-chalumeau
1, record 2, French, pistolet%2Dchalumeau
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- chalumeau à flamme 2, record 2, French, chalumeau%20%C3%A0%20flamme
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
métallisation : lorsque le métal arrive au centre du dard de la flamme, s'il est en fil, il est découpé par le dard, s'il est en poudre, il est fondu et la gouttelette (...) est saisie par l'air comprimé, pulvérisée en très fines particules et projetée violemment (...) sur la surface à recouvrir. (...) les vitesses d'éjection sont de l'ordre de 150 à 250 m/s s'il s'agit de pistolets normaux (...) 1, record 2, French, - pistolet%2Dchalumeau
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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