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HARPOON 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
- harpoon gun
1, record 1, English, harpoon%20gun
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
harpoon gun: an item in the "Armaments" class of the "Tools and Equipment for Science and Technology" category. 2, record 1, English, - harpoon%20gun
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Tiroir – Nomenclature 4.0
- Muséologie et patrimoine (Généralités)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- canon-harpon
1, record 1, French, canon%2Dharpon
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
canon-harpon : objet de la classe «Armement» de la catégorie «Outillage et équipement pour les sciences et la technologie». 2, record 1, French, - canon%2Dharpon
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1990-06-08
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Commercial Fishing
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- harpoon gun
1, record 2, English, harpoon%20gun
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A small cannon for shooting harpoons. 2, record 2, English, - harpoon%20gun
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Pêche commerciale
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- canon-harpon
1, record 2, French, canon%2Dharpon
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- canon lance-harpon 1, record 2, French, canon%20lance%2Dharpon
correct, masculine noun
- fusil lance-harpon 2, record 2, French, fusil%20lance%2Dharpon
masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Canon destiné à la pêche ou à la chasse pélagiques (de la baleine, du cachalot, etc.) et dont le projectile est un harpon. 3, record 2, French, - canon%2Dharpon
Record 2, 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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