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TRAWL TOAD [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2022-01-27
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Commercial Fishing
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- trawl toad
1, record 1, English, trawl%20toad
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A device used to keep [the] otter trawl off [the sea] bottom. 2, record 1, English, - trawl%20toad
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... the flat trawl boards were replaced with wing boards, a shape with twice the shearing ability for getting through the water. A series of small trawl boards — "trawl toads" — fixed permanently to the [trawl] headline and foot-rope of the mouth of the net not only held it wide open vertically but, with increase of speed, balanced the extra lateral pull of the boards and maintained the shape of the [net] opening. 3, record 1, English, - trawl%20toad
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Pêche commerciale
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- crapaud de chalut
1, record 1, French, crapaud%20de%20chalut
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Dispositif employé pour empêcher le chalut [à panneaux] de toucher le fond [marin]. 1, record 1, French, - crapaud%20de%20chalut
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Pesca comercial
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- borlón de red de arrastre
1, record 1, Spanish, borl%C3%B3n%20de%20red%20de%20arrastre
proposal, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
En una red de arrastre, en especial en la de fondo, los borlones cumplen un papel de suma importancia, ya que permiten a la red mantenerse adherida al sustrato [con el fin] de capturar el recurso objetivo y así facilitar el rastreo previniendo la entrada de piedras u otros objetos durante la faena de pesca. 1, record 1, Spanish, - borl%C3%B3n%20de%20red%20de%20arrastre
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