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DRY STAND-PIPE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2017-05-31
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Building Elements
- Fixed Rescue Facilities (fire)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- dry standpipe
1, record 1, English, dry%20standpipe
correct, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- dry rising main 2, record 1, English, dry%20rising%20main
correct, standardized
- dry pipe 3, record 1, English, dry%20pipe
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A permanent pipe installed in a building with inlets on the street level and outlets on each floor and roof not connected to a source of water and for the exclusive use of of a fire department. 4, record 1, English, - dry%20standpipe
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
dry rising main: term standardized by ISO. 5, record 1, English, - dry%20standpipe
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
dry standpipe: term officially approved by the Lexicon Project Committee (New Brunswick). 6, record 1, English, - dry%20standpipe
Record 1, Key term(s)
- dry stand-pipe
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Éléments du bâtiment
- Installations fixes de secours (incendies)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- colonne sèche
1, record 1, French, colonne%20s%C3%A8che
correct, feminine noun, standardized, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- colonne montante sèche 2, record 1, French, colonne%20montante%20s%C3%A8che
feminine noun
- canalisation sèche 3, record 1, French, canalisation%20s%C3%A8che
feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Tuyauterie vide, verticale, installée à demeure dans une construction et à l'usage des sapeurs-pompiers. 4, record 1, French, - colonne%20s%C3%A8che
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[Ce genre de] canalisation [fixe et rigide est] munie de prises d'eau aux divers étages pour permettre aux pompiers d'y brancher leurs tuyaux de 65 mm et [est] alimentée à sa partie basse par leurs autopompes. 3, record 1, French, - colonne%20s%C3%A8che
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
colonne sèche : terme normalisé par l'ISO. 5, record 1, French, - colonne%20s%C3%A8che
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
colonne sèche : terme uniformisé par le Comité du projet de lexiques (Nouveau-Brunswick). 6, record 1, French, - colonne%20s%C3%A8che
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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