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ESCAPE LINE [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2002-02-11
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Search and Rescue (Paramilitary)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- escape line
1, record 1, English, escape%20line
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Recherche et sauvetage (Paramilitaire)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- corde de secours
1, record 1, French, corde%20de%20secours
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1998-03-24
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Fire-Fighting and Rescue Equipment
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- guide line
1, record 2, English, guide%20line
correct, specific
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- life line 1, record 2, English, life%20line
correct, specific
- escape line 1, record 2, English, escape%20line
correct, specific
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A rope life line tied to a firefighter wearing breathing equipment to enable him to find his way out of a smoke-charged building. 1, record 2, English, - guide%20line
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Guide line: the line is used for communication; one tug, ok; two tugs, allow slack; three tugs, take up slack; four tugs: help! 1, record 2, English, - guide%20line
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Matériel de secours et de lutte (incendies)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- cordage d'incendie
1, record 2, French, cordage%20d%27incendie
correct, masculine noun, generic
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Câble en chanvre ou en nylon, mesurant en général 30 mètres de longueur et 13 mm de diamètre, roulé en écheveau et souvent terminé par un anneau à l'une de ses extrémités, utilisé par les pompiers dans les opérations de sauvetage. 2, record 2, French, - cordage%20d%27incendie
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Cordages d'incendie : Cordages servant à la descente, à l'ascension et à l'amarrage des personnes et du matériel. Ils sont munis à une extrémité d'un mousqueton de sécurité, à l'autre d'un anneau. Ces deux pièces étant de résistance égale à celle du cordage. 3, record 2, French, - cordage%20d%27incendie
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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