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WIND GUARD [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-05-31
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Doors, Windows and Openings (Building Elements)
- Chimneys (Building Elements)
- Meteorology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- windscreen
1, record 1, English, windscreen
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- wind guard 2, record 1, English, wind%20guard
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A guard, as a chimney cap, protecting against the wind. 2, record 1, English, - windscreen
Record 1, Key term(s)
- wind screen
- windguard
- wind-screen
- wind-guard
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Ouvertures (Éléments du bâtiment)
- Cheminées (Éléments du bâtiment)
- Météorologie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- abat-vent
1, record 1, French, abat%2Dvent
correct, see observation, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Lame inclinée adaptée à une fenêtre, une ouverture, une cheminée pour les protéger du vent, de la pluie. 2, record 1, French, - abat%2Dvent
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[Un] abat-vent [est] posé sur [la] cheminée pour empêcher la pluie ou le vent de s'y engouffrer. 3, record 1, French, - abat%2Dvent
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Pluriel : des abat-vent ou des abat-vents. 2, record 1, French, - abat%2Dvent
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
abat-vents : Cette graphie, puisée des Rectifications de l'orthographe recommandées par le Conseil supérieur de la langue française, est attestée dans le Petit Robert (2004). 4, record 1, French, - abat%2Dvent
Record 1, Key term(s)
- abat vent
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1990-05-18
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Harvesting Equipment (Agriculture)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- wind guard 1, record 2, English, wind%20guard
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
a part on a haybaler between the pick-up and the compression chamber. 1, record 2, English, - wind%20guard
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Source : Machines for Power Farming, 1967, Stone & Culvin, p. 436. 1, record 2, English, - wind%20guard
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Machines de récolte (Agriculture)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- pare-vent
1, record 2, French, pare%2Dvent
masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le ramasseur est complété par un pare-vent. 1, record 2, French, - pare%2Dvent
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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