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CHIMNEY STACK [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2019-06-20
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Chimneys (Building Elements)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- chimney stack
1, record 1, English, chimney%20stack
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A tall chimney on a factory ... for carrying smoke away. 2, record 1, English, - chimney%20stack
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Cheminées (Éléments du bâtiment)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- cheminée d'usine
1, record 1, French, chemin%C3%A9e%20d%27usine
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[...] type de cheminée servant à évacuer les fumées et autres rejets gazeux d'une usine ou de tout établissement industriel. 2, record 1, French, - chemin%C3%A9e%20d%27usine
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2016-03-07
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Chimneys (Building Elements)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- chimney stack 1, record 2, English, chimney%20stack
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Unit containing several conduits grouped in one stack 1, record 2, English, - chimney%20stack
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Cheminées (Éléments du bâtiment)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- puits de cheminée
1, record 2, French, puits%20de%20chemin%C3%A9e
masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Élément contenant plusieurs conduits groupés dans un seul puits. 1, record 2, French, - puits%20de%20chemin%C3%A9e
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2011-11-14
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Chimneys (Building Elements)
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- chimney-stalk
1, record 3, English, chimney%2Dstalk
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- chimney stack 2, record 3, English, chimney%20stack
correct, standardized
- chimney-shaft 3, record 3, English, chimney%2Dshaft
correct
- chimney shaft 4, record 3, English, chimney%20shaft
correct, officially approved
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The part of a chimney that projects above a roof. 2, record 3, English, - chimney%2Dstalk
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
chimney stack: term and definition standardized by ISO. 5, record 3, English, - chimney%2Dstalk
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 OBS
chimney shaft: term officially approved by the Lexicon Project Committee (New Brunswick). 6, record 3, English, - chimney%2Dstalk
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Cheminées (Éléments du bâtiment)
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- souche de cheminée
1, record 3, French, souche%20de%20chemin%C3%A9e
correct, feminine noun, standardized
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- souche 2, record 3, French, souche
correct, feminine noun, officially approved
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Élément d'une cheminée qui dépasse au-dessus de la toiture. 3, record 3, French, - souche%20de%20chemin%C3%A9e
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
souche de cheminée : terme et définition normalisés par l'ISO. 4, record 3, French, - souche%20de%20chemin%C3%A9e
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 OBS
souche : terme uniformisé par le Comité du projet de lexiques (Nouveau-Brunswick). 5, record 3, French, - souche%20de%20chemin%C3%A9e
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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