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line-throwing gun [3 records]
Record 1 - external organization data 2021-03-18
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Compartment – Nomenclature 4.0
- Museums and Heritage (General)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- line-throwing gun
1, record 1, English, line%2Dthrowing%20gun
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
line-throwing gun: an item in the "Water Transportation Equipment" class of the "Distribution and Transportation Objects" category. 2, record 1, English, - line%2Dthrowing%20gun
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Tiroir – Nomenclature 4.0
- Muséologie et patrimoine (Généralités)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- fusil lance-amarre
1, record 1, French, fusil%20lance%2Damarre
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
fusil lance-amarre : objet de la classe «Équipement de transport maritime» de la catégorie «Objets de manutention et de transport». 2, record 1, French, - fusil%20lance%2Damarre
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2011-06-23
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Coast Guard
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- line-throwing gun
1, record 2, English, line%2Dthrowing%20gun
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- line throwing gun 2, record 2, English, line%20throwing%20gun
- line thrower gun 3, record 2, English, line%20thrower%20gun
- line thrower 4, record 2, English, line%20thrower
- line gun 5, record 2, English, line%20gun
- bolo gun 6, record 2, English, bolo%20gun
familiar
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Garde côtière
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- fusil lance-amarre
1, record 2, French, fusil%20lance%2Damarre
correct, masculine noun, officially approved
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- fusil porte-amarre 2, record 2, French, fusil%20porte%2Damarre
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
fusil lance-amarre : terme uniformisé par le Comité de normalisation de la terminologie navale. 3, record 2, French, - fusil%20lance%2Damarre
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Guardacostas
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- cañón lanzacabos
1, record 2, Spanish, ca%C3%B1%C3%B3n%20lanzacabos
masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1986-07-02
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Facilities and Equipment (Wood Industries)
- Forestry Operations
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- line-throwing gun
1, record 3, English, line%2Dthrowing%20gun
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- harpoon gun 1, record 3, English, harpoon%20gun
correct
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
FERIC has developed a technique using a line-throwing gun to shoot a line over a branch for higher attachments on limby trees with large sucker branches and cathedral tops like cedar (D.Y. Guimier, Directional Felling of Large Old-Growth Cedar Trees, July 1980, p. 22). 1, record 3, English, - line%2Dthrowing%20gun
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Installations et équipement (Industr. du bois)
- Exploitation forestière
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- lance-câble
1, record 3, French, lance%2Dc%C3%A2ble
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Appareil similaire à un fusil à harpon et servant à accrocher un câble autour d'une branche ou de la cime d'un arbre de façon à orienter sa chute en tirant sur le câble. 1, record 3, French, - lance%2Dc%C3%A2ble
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le lance-câble, qui suit le principe du harpon, constitue une méthode simple pour accrocher un câble à une branche sans grimper à l'arbre. 1, record 3, French, - lance%2Dc%C3%A2ble
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Le lance-câble est un outil dont l'usage est relativement nouveau en forêt. Il a d'abord été mis au point dans l'Ouest canadien, dans le but d'orienter vers le haut des pentes la chute de cèdres de fort diamètre qui risquaient d'éclater en tombant librement au sol. 1, record 3, French, - lance%2Dc%C3%A2ble
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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