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Record 1 2023-02-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • String Instruments
CONT

The violinist draws the bow across the violin strings in order to set them into vibration. The vibrating strings exert forces on the bridge that set the body into vibration.

OBS

violin string: designation usually used in the plural.

Key term(s)
  • violin strings

French

Domaine(s)
  • Instruments de musique à cordes
OBS

corde de violon : désignation habituellement utilisée au pluriel.

Key term(s)
  • cordes de violon

Spanish

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Record 2 2020-08-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Types of Ships and Boats
  • Commercial Fishing
CONT

A Cape Islander, a style of fishing boat mostly used for lobster fishing, is an inshore motor fishing boat found across Atlantic Canada having a single keeled flat bottom at the stern and more rounded towards the bow.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Types de bateaux
  • Pêche commerciale

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Tipos de barcos
  • Pesca comercial
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Record 3 2019-06-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Sea Operations (Military)
  • Coast Guard
  • Special-Language Phraseology
DEF

A warning shot directed from ship or shore and designed to pass close to the bow of a vessel without hitting it.

CONT

The next day she fired a shot across the bow of Nashville when that merchantman appeared with no colours flying.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Opérations en mer (Militaire)
  • Garde côtière
  • Phraséologie des langues de spécialité

Spanish

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Record 4 2017-10-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Paddle Sports
DEF

[A 180° turn initiated by] the bow paddler ... with a cross-bow cut and as the speed decreases, [completed] with a cross-bow draw ...

OBS

cross-bow cut :[a turning stroke in which] the paddle is swung low horizontally across the hull in front [and then] stabilized in the appropriate, bow cut position.

Key term(s)
  • cross-bow cut

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sports de pagaie
CONT

Virage extérieur. En duo, le canot voyageant à vitesse normale, l'équipier avant fera tourner le canot 180º vers l'extérieur en utilisant d'abord l'appel débordé par incidence puis l'appel débordé actif ou l'écart actif. Le virage sera complété à l'intérieur d'un espace de dix (10) mètres de largeur. L'équipier arrière aidera à amorcer la manœuvre, puis il ne fera que propulser.

Spanish

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Record 5 2009-03-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Transportation
DEF

A quarter-inch sheet of aluminum that is attached to the front of [an amphibian] vehicle.

CONT

Disconnect trim vane; open power plant door and inspect seal and lock. Check front engine access plate for secure mounting.

OBS

It serves as a bow for the LAV [light armoured vehicle] in the event that the vehicle has to swim across a body of water. The driver uses a pneumatic lever to raise and lower the trim vane as required.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Transports
DEF

Panneau de bois qu'on pose sur un véhicule amphibie lorsqu'il entre dans l'eau. Lorsqu'il en sort, on enlève le panneau. La fonction principale de ce panneau est d'équilibrer le véhicule (véhicules amphibies).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Transporte
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Record 6 2007-11-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Hydrology and Hydrography
  • Geomorphology and Geomorphogeny
DEF

The abandoned, bow-or horseshoe-shaped channel of a former meander, left when the stream formed a cutoff across a narrow meander neck.

OBS

oxbow; horseshoe bend: terms used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Hydrologie et hydrographie
  • Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
DEF

Partie du lit isolée à la suite d'une coupure naturelle ou artificielle de méandre.

OBS

Un méandre est une sinuosité très prononcée du cours d'un fleuve ou rivière qui se produit lorsque la pente est très faible.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Hidrología e hidrografía
  • Geomorfología y geomorfogénesis
DEF

Lóbulo de meandro abandonado por un río [...]

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Record 7 2005-05-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Carpets and Floor Coverings
DEF

A curvature of a textile floor covering with respect to or across the direction of manufacture.

CONT

In addition to the precise Tru-line, SI guarantees every roll of PatternLok backing is delivered with a minimal bow and skew of no more than 1/2 inch across the entire roll width-an industry first.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tapis et revêtements de sol
DEF

Courbure du revêtement de sol textile par rapport à une ligne parallèle ou perpendiculaire au sens de fabrication.

Spanish

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Record 8 2005-03-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Paddle Sports
DEF

[A turning stroke in which] the paddle is swung low horizontally across the hull in front [and then] stabilized in the appropriate, bow cut position.

OBS

Strokes: ... Essential strokes for steering and maneuvering include the bow rudders and cuts, for directing the canoe left or right quickly, especially where there is a current ...

Key term(s)
  • crossbow cut

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sports de pagaie
CONT

En duo, le canot voyageant à vitesse normale, l'équipier avant fera tourner le canot de 180° vers l'extérieur en utilisant d'abord l'appel débordé par incidence puis l'appel débordé actif ou l'écart actif.

OBS

Renseignement fourni par la Fédération du canotage du Québec à Montréal.

Spanish

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Record 9 2001-08-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Collection Items (Museums and Heritage)
  • Antique and Obsolete Weapons
DEF

A medieval weapon consisting of a bow fixed across a wooden stock with a groove along the middle to direct an arrow or a stone.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Objets de collection (Muséologie et Patrimoine)
  • Armes anciennes
DEF

Arme de trait, arc d'acier monté sur un fût et dont la corde se bandait avec un mécanisme.

Spanish

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