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SURVIVAL SUIT [3 records]

Record 1 2009-01-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Protective Clothing
  • Search and Rescue (Aircraft)
  • Search and Rescue (Paramilitary)
DEF

A garment designed to lessen the cooling and other deleterious effects of exposure to a wet and/or cold environment including immersion in water.

CONT

Other suits - often called floater, survival, or anti-exposure suits - can keep out cold air and provide buoyancy, but they are not designed to completely keep out water. Cold water may seep in through the seams and the zipper and gradually cool your body.

OBS

The terms "poopy-suit" and "poopie suit" are also used as slang terms for the more specific term "immersion suit".

Key term(s)
  • poopy suit
  • anti exposure suit

French

Domaine(s)
  • Vêtements de protection
  • Recherches et sauvetages (Aviation)
  • Recherche et sauvetage (Paramilitaire)
DEF

Vêtement conçu pour réduire le refroidissement et les autres effets nocifs d'un milieu humide et/ou froid, y compris ceux résultant du séjour dans l'eau.

Spanish

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Record 2 1993-01-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Protection of Life

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sécurité des personnes

Spanish

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Record 3 1979-10-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Sports and Casual Wear
  • Hunting and Sport Fishing

French

Domaine(s)
  • Vêtements de sport et de loisirs
  • Chasse et pêche sportive
OBS

(...) trousse de survie: Nécessaire comprenant instruments, aliments et instructions permettant de survivre dans des conditions particulièrement difficiles.

Spanish

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