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Record 1 2011-10-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Doors, Windows and Openings (Building Elements)
  • Stairs and Stairways
DEF

A projecting framework with a sloping door giving access [from the outside of the house] to a cellar stairway or a shaft.

OBS

Chiefly New England.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Ouvertures (Éléments du bâtiment)
  • Escaliers
DEF

Accès de cave formé par un escalier débouchant à l'extérieur devant les élévations d'un bâtiment.

OBS

La descente de cave du type "bulkhead" est fermée par une trappe inclinée, ce qui n'est pas nécessairement le cas pour toutes les descentes de cave.

CONT

Descente de cave. L'escalier qui donne accès à la cave prend le nom de descente. Il doit être possible d'y rouler facilement les tonneaux et cette destination même impose certaines sujétions de construction.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Puertas, ventanas y aberturas (Elementos de edificios)
  • Escaleras
DEF

Puerta o puertas inclinadas que permiten la entrada al sótano desde el exterior de un edificio.

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