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DRAINAGE WELL [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2012-03-09
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Sewers and Drainage
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- dry well
1, record 1, English, dry%20well
correct, United States
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- drainage well 2, record 1, English, drainage%20well
correct
- soakaway 3, record 1, English, soakaway
correct, Great Britain
- rummel 4, record 1, English, rummel
correct, regional
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A pit lined with stones or bricks without mortar, and into which surface water is drained to soak away into the ground. 4, record 1, English, - dry%20well
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
rummel: Scottish usage. 4, record 1, English, - dry%20well
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Égouts et drainage
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- regard drainant
1, record 1, French, regard%20drainant
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- regard absorbant 2, record 1, French, regard%20absorbant
correct, masculine noun
- puisard 3, record 1, French, puisard
correct, masculine noun, officially approved
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Aménagement visant à éliminer les eaux usées en les laissant s'écouler dans le sol. 3, record 1, French, - regard%20drainant
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Il faut rassembler l'eau par un jeu de pentes convergentes pour l'envoyer par un regard absorbant vers un réseau d'évacuation ou tout au moins dans un puisard. 2, record 1, French, - regard%20drainant
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Regard servant de drainage. La partie supérieure du regard n'est plus étanche et par la préservation de trous garnis de pierres drainantes non scellées et dont une couche est disposée autour du regard, nous assurons la pénétration de l'eau à drainer à l'intérieur du regard. 1, record 1, French, - regard%20drainant
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
puisard : terme uniformisé par le Groupe de travail de terminologie du génie. 4, record 1, French, - regard%20drainant
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Alcantarillas y drenaje
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- pozo negro
1, record 1, Spanish, pozo%20negro
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2011-09-12
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Sewers and Drainage
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- cesspool
1, record 2, English, cesspool
correct, see observation, officially approved
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- cesspit 2, record 2, English, cesspit
correct, see observation
- leaching cesspool 3, record 2, English, leaching%20cesspool
correct, see observation, officially approved
- pervious cesspool 4, record 2, English, pervious%20cesspool
- drainage well 5, record 2, English, drainage%20well
- drain well 5, record 2, English, drain%20well
- dry well 6, record 2, English, dry%20well
correct, officially approved
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Covered pit with open-jointed lining in its bottom portions into which raw sewage is discharged, the liquid portion of the sewage being disposed of by seeping or leaching into the surrounding porous soil, and the solids or sludge being retained in the pit to undergo partial decomposition before occasional or intermittent removal. 7, record 2, English, - cesspool
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... a cesspool is shaped like a tank, with perforations permitting the effluent to seep out into the soil, while the sewage and household solids remain to undergo bacterial degradation. 8, record 2, English, - cesspool
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Cesspools may be either watertight or leaching. 9, record 2, English, - cesspool
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
The use of cesspools for disposal of sewage and their installation are acceptable in some localities, only if no health hazard will result from such installation or use and if approval is obtained before work is begun from the health department having jurisdiction. 7, record 2, English, - cesspool
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 3 OBS
cesspool; cesspit: We haven't been able to clearly distinguish those two terms, considered as synonyms by some authors but as different concepts by others. The main distinction noted is that "cesspool" is described as a "pit or receptacle having porous walls ..." and "a perforated tank", whereas "cesspit" refers to "an underground pit with no set form" ... 10, record 2, English, - cesspool
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 4 OBS
cesspool; leaching cesspool; dry well: terms officially approved by the Lexicon Project Committee (New Brunswick). 11, record 2, English, - cesspool
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Égouts et drainage
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- puits perdu
1, record 2, French, puits%20perdu
correct, masculine noun, officially approved
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- puisard 2, record 2, French, puisard
correct, masculine noun
- puisard d'absorption 3, record 2, French, puisard%20d%27absorption
masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Puits destiné à la réception des eaux usées en vue de leur épuration par percolation dans le sol. 3, record 2, French, - puits%20perdu
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Ces puits ne doivent être autorisés qu'après une étude démontrant l'impossibilité d'une contamination des nappes souterraines. 3, record 2, French, - puits%20perdu
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
puits perdu : terme uniformisé par le Comité du projet de lexiques (Nouveau-Brunswick). 4, record 2, French, - puits%20perdu
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Alcantarillas y drenaje
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- sumidero
1, record 2, Spanish, sumidero
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
- pozo negro 1, record 2, Spanish, pozo%20negro
correct, masculine noun
- pozo de drenaje 2, record 2, Spanish, pozo%20de%20drenaje
masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2004-11-02
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Sewers and Drainage
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- drain well
1, record 3, English, drain%20well
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- dead well 2, record 3, English, dead%20well
correct
- absorbing well 2, record 3, English, absorbing%20well
correct
- negative well 2, record 3, English, negative%20well
correct
- drainage well 3, record 3, English, drainage%20well
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A shaft or well driven through an impermeable stratum to allow water to drain through to a permeable one. 2, record 3, English, - drain%20well
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Égouts et drainage
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- puits absorbant
1, record 3, French, puits%20absorbant
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Puits foncé à travers une couche imperméable pour permettre aux eaux de surface de s'écouler par ce puits vers une couche perméable. 2, record 3, French, - puits%20absorbant
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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