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OSSATURE CLAIRE-VOIE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2020-01-15
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Structural Framework
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- balloon frame
1, record 1, English, balloon%20frame
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- balloon framing 2, record 1, English, balloon%20framing
correct, officially approved
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A ... wood-frame construction in which the studs in exterior walls extend from the basement or foundation to the roof. 3, record 1, English, - balloon%20frame
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
balloon framing: designation officially approved by the Lexicon Project Committee (New Brunswick). 2, record 1, English, - balloon%20frame
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Charpentes
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- charpente à claire-voie
1, record 1, French, charpente%20%C3%A0%20claire%2Dvoie
correct, feminine noun, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- ossature à claire-voie 2, record 1, French, ossature%20%C3%A0%20claire%2Dvoie
correct, feminine noun, officially approved
- charpente claire 3, record 1, French, charpente%20claire
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[…] construction à ossature de bois où les poteaux des murs extérieurs sont prolongés d'une seule pièce depuis le sous-sol ou la fondation jusqu'au toit […] 4, record 1, French, - charpente%20%C3%A0%20claire%2Dvoie
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Un deuxième type caractéristique de la construction de la toute fin du XIXe siècle est appelé «charpente claire» (balloon frame). Il s'agit d'une construction en madriers verticaux distancés, recouverts de chaque côté de planches horizontales ou en diagonales. Le vide est rempli de sciure de bois et plus tard, d'isolant. 3, record 1, French, - charpente%20%C3%A0%20claire%2Dvoie
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
charpente à claire-voie; ossature à claire-voie : désignations uniformisées par le Comité du projet de lexiques (Nouveau-Brunswick). 2, record 1, French, - charpente%20%C3%A0%20claire%2Dvoie
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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