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BASSIN FLOTTAGE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2003-09-03
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Facilities and Equipment (Wood Industries)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- log pond
1, record 1, English, log%20pond
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- mill pond 2, record 1, English, mill%20pond
correct
- millpond 3, record 1, English, millpond
correct
- pond 4, record 1, English, pond
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
... a general term referring to any body of water in which logs are stored at a mill site prior to use. 5, record 1, English, - log%20pond
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Ponds may vary in size from less than an acre (0.40 ha) to a section of a lake, river or salt water shoreline several hundred acres or hectares in size. 5, record 1, English, - log%20pond
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
A log pond has certain advantages over a log yard ... The surface is flat and uniform which makes for easy, low-cost conveying, transporting, and sorting of logs ... The water washes the logs, removing at least some of the dirt and rocks, and keeps the bark loose and soft. 5, record 1, English, - log%20pond
Record 1, Key term(s)
- log-pool
- log pool
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Installations et équipement (Industr. du bois)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- bassin de flottage
1, record 1, French, bassin%20de%20flottage
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- bassin de réserve 2, record 1, French, bassin%20de%20r%C3%A9serve
correct, masculine noun
- étang 2, record 1, French, %C3%A9tang
correct, masculine noun, Canada
- bassin de stockage 3, record 1, French, bassin%20de%20stockage
masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Un bassin de flottage [...] présente des avantages certains : manutentions des grumes aisées et rapides, leur classement facile. [...] Le stockage des grumes dans l'eau présente, cependant en plus des avantages cités, ceux-ci : - l'élimination des terres et des graviers qui y sont incrustés. [...] - la lutte contre l'activité des champignons et des insectes. 4, record 1, French, - bassin%20de%20flottage
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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