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FASCINE [4 records]

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Alphabetical list of terms

Record 1 2021-12-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Field Engineering (Military)
  • Military Transportation
DEF

A faggot of brushwood, etc., firmly bound into cylindrical shape, and used primarily to increase bearing capacity in very soft or waterlogged soil.

OBS

Also used to fill ditches, etc., as a hasty bridging expedient.

OBS

fascine: designation and definition officially approved by the Engineering Terminology Working Group.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Génie (Militaire)
  • Transport militaire
DEF

Fagot de branchages et autres matières fermement liés et servant principalement à augmenter la capacité des sols très mous ou gorgés d'eau.

OBS

Sert aussi à remplir des fossés dans les travaux de pontage rapide.

OBS

fascine : désignation et définition uniformisées par le Groupe de travail de terminologie du génie.

Spanish

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Record 2 - external organization data 2021-03-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Compartment – Nomenclature 4.0
  • Museums and Heritage (General)
OBS

wattle: an item in the "Building Components" class of the "Built Environment Objects" category.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tiroir – Nomenclature 4.0
  • Muséologie et patrimoine (Généralités)
OBS

fascine : objet de la classe «Composants du bâtiment» de la catégorie «Éléments du bâtiment».

Spanish

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Record 3 2013-08-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Commercial Fishing
  • Aquaculture
DEF

A fence or enclosure (as of stakes, brushwood, or netting) set in a stream, tideway, or inlet of the sea for taking fish.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pêche commerciale
  • Aquaculture
DEF

Enceinte en clayonnages qui au bord de la mer, sert à prendre ou garder du poisson.

OBS

Elle comporte un filet vertical qui forme barrage et conduit le poisson dans une chambre, puis dans des nasses ou verveux.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Pesca comercial
  • Acuicultura
DEF

Arte de pesca que consiste en un cercado de estacas formando un cierre.

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Record 4 2002-02-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Civil Engineering
  • Erosion and Weathering (Geol.)
  • Drainage and Irrigation (Agric.)
DEF

A cylindrical bundle of brushwood 1-3 feet (30-90 centimeters) in diameter and 10-20 feet (3-6 meters) long, used as a facing for seawalls on riverbanks, as a foundation mat, as a dam in an estuary, or to protect bridge, dike, and pier foundations from erosion.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Génie civil
  • Érosion et corrosion (Géologie)
  • Drainage et irrigation (Agriculture)
DEF

Fagot de branchages utilisé pour combler des fossés ou blinder des parois de fouilles ou de terrassements provisoires.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Ingeniería civil
  • Erosión y corrosión (Geología)
  • Drenaje y riego (Agricultura)
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