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AIR DEFENDED AREA [4 records]

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Record 1 2019-02-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Air Defence
  • Land Forces
DEF

A designated area or installation to be defended by air defence units.

OBS

vital zone: designation and definition standardized by NATO.

OBS

vital area; VA: designations officially approved by the Department of National Defence and the Canadian Forces.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Défense aérienne
  • Forces terrestres
DEF

Zone ou installation déterminée qui doit être défendue par des unités de défense antiaérienne.

OBS

zone vitale : désignation et définition normalisées par l'OTAN.

OBS

zone vitale; ZV : désignations uniformisées par le ministère de la Défense nationale et les Forces canadiennes et par le Comité de terminologie française du Conseil de doctrine et de l'Armée de terre.

Spanish

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Record 2 2009-06-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Building Elements
  • Air Transport
CONT

An anti-bird roosting device for protecting an area, comprising at least a pair of cooperating base elements mounted on the area to be protected, and a plurality of projecting spikes, supported on the base elements and projecting away therefrom into a space above the area to be protected. The spikes are provided in a pattern of interspersed combinations of vertical, obtuse and acute angle-forming projections, in a high spike density that prevents roosting in the protected space. Thus, each point in the area to be protected is defended by more than one spike, each spike coming from a different direction, so as to cross-defend each other, creating a perimeter envelope defense of the air volume surrounding the base elements. Each device is easily and inexpensively prepared as a continuous mesh, whose dimensions can be constructed in standard sizes or in accordance with the needs of the user. The element diameter is typically approximately two millimeters. The small element diameter makes the entire device hard to see from a distance so that it does not detract from the building's aesthetics.

CONT

Porcupine wire, typically marketed as Nixalite, prevents birds from perching and roosting on flat surfaces such as ledges and signs. ... Nixalite is a system of stainless steel strips that feature needle-like wire prongs. The prongs project from a 0.5 centimetre base and come in two lengths - 5 and 9.5 centimetres. Strips are available in either single (90°) or double (180°) radius.

Key term(s)
  • antibird roosting device
  • anti bird roosting device
  • antibird roosting spikes
  • anti bird roosting spikes
  • antibird roosting system
  • anti bird roosting system

French

Domaine(s)
  • Éléments du bâtiment
  • Transport aérien
CONT

Les bandes hérisson, habituellement vendues sous le nom de Nixalite, empêchent les oiseaux de se percher et d'aller dormir sur des surfaces plates comme les rebords des bâtiments et le dessus des panneaux. [...] Le Nixalite consiste en bandes d'acier inoxydable hérissées de piquants qui ressemblent à des aiguilles. Les piquants, qui font 0,5 centimètre à la base, sont fabriqués en deux longueurs : 5 et 9,5 centimètres. Les bandes sont offertes à rayon simple (90°) ou double (180°).

Spanish

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Record 3 2007-07-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Air Defence
CONT

Any area defended by air defence artillery is defined as an "air defended area" and corresponds to the consolidated theoretical coverage provided by all deployed weapons.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Défense aérienne
CONT

Toute zone défendue par l'artillerie antiaérienne constitue une zone aérienne défendue correspondant à la couverture théorique offerte par toutes les armes déployées.

OBS

zone aérienne défendue : terme uniformisé par le Groupe de travail de terminologie de l'Artillerie royale canadienne.

Spanish

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Record 4 2002-03-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Air Defence
DEF

In air defence, tracks of aircraft or missiles which behave in an unusual manner which warrants attention and could pose a threat to a defended area.

OBS

significant track: term and definition standardized by NATO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Défense aérienne
DEF

En défense aérienne, piste d'un aéronef ou d'un missile à comportement insolite qui demande à être surveillée et peut constituer une menace pour la zone de défense aérienne considérée.

OBS

piste significative : terme et définition normalisés par l'OTAN.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Defensa aérea
DEF

En defensa aérea, ruta de una aeronave o misil que se comporta de forma inusual, lo que demanda su seguimiento y puede suponer una amenaza para una zona de defensa.

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