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BOLA FUEGO [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2019-09-13
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- CBRNE Weapons
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- fireball
1, record 1, English, fireball
correct, NATO, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- fire-ball 2, record 1, English, fire%2Dball
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The luminous sphere of hot gases that forms within millionths of a second after a nuclear burst. 1, record 1, English, - fireball
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
fireball: designation and definition standardized by NATO. 3, record 1, English, - fireball
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Armes CBRNE
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- boule de feu
1, record 1, French, boule%20de%20feu
correct, feminine noun, NATO, standardized, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Sphère lumineuse constituée par des gaz chauds qui se forme quelques millionièmes de seconde après l'explosion nucléaire. 2, record 1, French, - boule%20de%20feu
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
boule de feu : désignation et définition normalisées par l'OTAN; désignation uniformisée par le Comité de terminologie française du Conseil de doctrine et de tactique de l'Armée de terre. 3, record 1, French, - boule%20de%20feu
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Armas QBRNE
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- bola de fuego
1, record 1, Spanish, bola%20de%20fuego
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Esfera luminosa de gases incandescentes que se forma millonésimas de segundo después de una explosión nuclear y que, inmediatamente, comienza a expandirse y enfriarse. 1, record 1, Spanish, - bola%20de%20fuego
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