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WIND ROAD [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2010-10-09
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Mine Ventilation, Heating and Lighting
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- airway
1, record 1, English, airway
correct, generic
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- air way 1, record 1, English, air%20way
correct, generic
- wind road 2, record 1, English, wind%20road
correct, generic
- wind way 3, record 1, English, wind%20way
correct, generic
- ventilation entry 4, record 1, English, ventilation%20entry
correct, generic
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Any underground gallery or passage through which a portion of the ventilation passes, that is, the air is carried. 2, record 1, English, - airway
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
airway; air way; wind road; wind way; ventilation entry: All these terms may be applied to galleries, but also to any other passage for the circulation of air in a mine. 5, record 1, English, - airway
Record 1, Key term(s)
- windroad
- windway
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Ventilation, chauffage et éclairage des mines
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- galerie d'aérage
1, record 1, French, galerie%20d%27a%C3%A9rage
feminine noun, specific
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- galerie d'aération 2, record 1, French, galerie%20d%27a%C3%A9ration
feminine noun, specific
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Le terme «galerie d'aérage» est plus spécifique que «voie d'aérage» qui peut désigner n'importe quel type de passage d'air dans une mine. 3, record 1, French, - galerie%20d%27a%C3%A9rage
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2010-03-25
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Mine Ventilation, Heating and Lighting
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- air way
1, record 2, English, air%20way
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- airway 2, record 2, English, airway
correct
- wind road 3, record 2, English, wind%20road
correct
- windway 4, record 2, English, windway
correct
- wind way 5, record 2, English, wind%20way
correct
- ventilation entry 6, record 2, English, ventilation%20entry
correct
- air course 3, record 2, English, air%20course
correct, less frequent
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Any underground gallery or passage through which a portion of the ventilation passes, that is, the air is carried. 3, record 2, English, - air%20way
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Ventilation, chauffage et éclairage des mines
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- voie d'aérage
1, record 2, French, voie%20d%27a%C3%A9rage
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- voie d'air 2, record 2, French, voie%20d%27air
feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
L'exploitation de la houille par gradins renversés [...] exige deux galeries : l'une inférieure, dite voie de fond, qui est en même temps la voie de roulage et doit servir à la sortie des produits de l'abatage; l'autre supérieure, qui est la voie d'aérage, parce que son but est en effet de compléter la circulation de l'air [...]. 3, record 2, French, - voie%20d%27a%C3%A9rage
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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