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CROSS RIVER [11 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2024-09-12
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Aquaculture
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- moat for fish
1, record 1, English, moat%20for%20fish
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- moat 2, record 1, English, moat
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
By placing the hatchery tanks in a pond near the river, the [angler association] designers... created a moat to protect their [fish] stock. In order to assail the fish tanks, a would-be thief must cross 10 feet of moat, which stays at a cool 12-13 [degrees Celsius] even in the hottest part of the summer at a depth of three feet. 2, record 1, English, - moat%20for%20fish
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Aquaculture
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- fossé à poissons
1, record 1, French, foss%C3%A9%20%C3%A0%20poissons
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Acuicultura
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- foso para peces
1, record 1, Spanish, foso%20para%20peces
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2012-04-18
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Property Law (common law)
- Property Law (civil law)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- right-of-way easement
1, record 2, English, right%2Dof%2Dway%20easement
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- right of way easement 2, record 2, English, right%20of%20way%20easement
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A legal document giving permission for one person or business to use land owned by another person for a stated purpose. 2, record 2, English, - right%2Dof%2Dway%20easement
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
An example of a right-of-way easement would be when the general public is allowed to cross over private property to access a shoreline. In Maine, often people are unaware that the reason they are able to reach a shoreline(be it the ocean, a lake, or a river), is because of a legally established right. 3, record 2, English, - right%2Dof%2Dway%20easement
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Droit des biens et de la propriété (common law)
- Droit des biens et de la propriété (droit civil)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- servitude réelle de passage
1, record 2, French, servitude%20r%C3%A9elle%20de%20passage
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Servitude établie par loi donnant droit de passage à une personne sur la propriété d'un autre sans avoir au préalable son autorisation. 1, record 2, French, - servitude%20r%C3%A9elle%20de%20passage
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
L'expression «servitude réelle de passage» est utilisée dans le cas où l'on veut atteindre un lac, un cours d'eau, une plage ou la mer. La loi permet à une personne d'y avoir accès en utilisant le passage sur la propriété de quelqu'un sans son autorisation écrite au préalable. 1, record 2, French, - servitude%20r%C3%A9elle%20de%20passage
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2011-12-12
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Geomorphology and Geomorphogeny
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- crevasse splay
1, record 3, English, crevasse%20splay
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A landform that can result when a natural (or artificial) levee is breached, usually during a flood, in one location. 2, record 3, English, - crevasse%20splay
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
A crevasse splay is a geographical feature which forms when an overloaded stream breaks a natural or artificial levee and deposits sediment on a floodplain. This breach can cause large deposits that spread in a pattern similar to that of a river delta. In other words, coarser sediment is deposited first, close to the breach while finer sediment is carried farther to the edges of the crevasse splay. In cross section, the crevasse splay will result in graded deposits which may look like a Bouma sequence. 3, record 3, English, - crevasse%20splay
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Crevasse splays are essentially small lobate deltas forming within the framework of the larger delta. They consist of relatively thin, lens-like masses of sediment, showing small-scale prograding coarsening-upward sequences ... 4, record 3, English, - crevasse%20splay
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
crevasse splay: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector. 5, record 3, English, - crevasse%20splay
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- épandage de crevasse
1, record 3, French, %C3%A9pandage%20de%20crevasse
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- delta de rupture de levée 2, record 3, French, delta%20de%20rupture%20de%20lev%C3%A9e
correct, masculine noun
- crevasse évasée 3, record 3, French, crevasse%20%C3%A9vas%C3%A9e
correct, feminine noun
- crevasse divergente 4, record 3, French, crevasse%20divergente
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Corps silto-sableux provenant de l'épandage du matériel fluvio-deltaïque, s'étalant en bordure de chenal au travers de brèches entaillées dans les levées des chenaux distributaires, et formant des éventails dans l'embouchure des deltas. 5, record 3, French, - %C3%A9pandage%20de%20crevasse
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les faciès argileux sont interprétés comme des dépôts de plaine d'inondation soumise épisodiquement à des épandages de crevasses («crevasse splay») lors des crues, par rupture de levées. 6, record 3, French, - %C3%A9pandage%20de%20crevasse
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
crevasse évasée; crevasse divergente : termes en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre. 7, record 3, French, - %C3%A9pandage%20de%20crevasse
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2008-03-25
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Atmospheric Physics
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- marin
1, record 4, English, marin
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
- marinada 1, record 4, English, marinada
see observation
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A warm moist southeast wind from the sea on the French Mediterranean coast and in the Maritime Alps, especially frequent in spring and autumn. 2, record 4, English, - marin
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
In the Rhône delta it blows also from the south. The marin is associated with depressions that cross southern France or northern Spain and the Gulf of Lions. Generally, it is strong and regular, sometimes violent and turbulent in hilly country as the ayalas in the Massif Central; it is very humid, cloudy with hill fog, and often rainy(unless unaccompanied by fronts, when it is the marin blanc). The heavy rains, which may continue for one or two days on the mountain slopes, cause dangerous river floods. On the western slope of the Cévennes it becomes the autan. In the southern Cévennes the marin is called the aygalas. On the coast of Catalonia(northeast Spain) and Roussillon(southern France) it is the marinada and generally occurs with a depression centered over or south of the Gulf of Gascony. 2, record 4, English, - marin
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Physique de l'atmosphère
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- marin
1, record 4, French, marin
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
- marinada 1, record 4, French, marinada
see observation
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Vent chaud et humide du sud-est venant de la mer sur les côtes méditerranéennes françaises et dans les Alpes maritimes, spécialement fréquent au printemps et à l'automne. 1, record 4, French, - marin
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Les sources consultées, ne nous ont pas permis de déterminer le genre de «marinada». 2, record 4, French, - marin
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 2007-11-06
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Military Decorations
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- Legion of Honor
1, record 5, English, Legion%20of%20Honor
correct, Europe
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
- Legion of Honour 2, record 5, English, Legion%20of%20Honour
correct, Europe
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The Legion d’honneur or Ordre national de la Légion d’honneur is a French order established by Napoléon Bonaparte, First Consul of the First Republic, on May 19, 1802. It is the premier order of France, and its award is one of great distinction, with various titles depending on degree, such as Chevalier, Officier and Grand-Croix or Grand Cross. The order's motto is Honneur et Patrie(Honour and Fatherland), and its seat is the Palais de la Légion d’Honneur on the left bank of the River Seine in Paris. 3, record 5, English, - Legion%20of%20Honor
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Décorations militaires
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- Légion d'honneur
1, record 5, French, L%C3%A9gion%20d%27honneur
correct, feminine noun, Europe
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
- Ordre national de la Légion d'honneur 1, record 5, French, Ordre%20national%20de%20la%20L%C3%A9gion%20d%27honneur
correct, masculine noun, Europe
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Ordre national hiérarchisé créé par Bonaparte en 1802 pour récompenser les services civils et militaires. 2, record 5, French, - L%C3%A9gion%20d%27honneur
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 2000-11-30
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Field Engineering (Military)
- Tunnels, Overpasses and Bridges
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- ribbon bridge
1, record 6, English, ribbon%20bridge
correct
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The ribbon bridge is a floating, modular asset with an integral superstructure and floating supports. Individual bays are joined to form rafts or bridges in support of river crossing operations. Ribbon bridges and rafts provide the maneuver commander with a reliable and responsive means to cross wet gap obstacles from the march... The ribbon bridge system consists of three major components : Bridge transporters, interior bays, Ramp bays. Although BEBs are not a component of the ribbon bridge system, boats are required for the propulsion of ribbon rafts, as well as for the assembly and anchorage of ribbon rafts and bridges. 2, record 6, English, - ribbon%20bridge
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Génie (Militaire)
- Tunnels, viaducs et ponts
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- pont à ruban
1, record 6, French, pont%20%C3%A0%20ruban
masculine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
- pont ruban 2, record 6, French, pont%20ruban
masculine noun
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Pont de conception américaine qui se déplie sous la poussée de l'eau au moment de son lancement. 3, record 6, French, - pont%20%C3%A0%20ruban
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Voir la Revue internationale de la défense, no 8, p. 1419. 3, record 6, French, - pont%20%C3%A0%20ruban
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record 7 - internal organization data 1998-09-25
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- Physical Geography (General)
- Glaciology
- Geomorphology and Geomorphogeny
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- hanging dam
1, record 7, English, hanging%20dam
correct
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
Record 7, Synonyms, English
Record 7, Textual support, English
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Piling up of frazil under an ice cover on a river, which reduces the cross section of stream flow. 1, record 7, English, - hanging%20dam
Record 7, Key term(s)
- hanging ice dam
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Géographie physique (Généralités)
- Glaciologie
- Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- obstruction d'un cours d'eau par le frazil
1, record 7, French, obstruction%20d%27un%20cours%20d%27eau%20par%20le%20frazil
correct, feminine noun
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
Record 7, Synonyms, French
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Accumulation des paillettes de glace en suspension dans l'eau sous la couverture de glace d'une rivière, provoquant une réduction de la section d'écoulement. 1, record 7, French, - obstruction%20d%27un%20cours%20d%27eau%20par%20le%20frazil
Record 7, Key term(s)
- barrage suspendu
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Geografía física (Generalidades)
- Glaciología
- Geomorfología y geomorfogénesis
Record 7, Main entry term, Spanish
- obstrucción de un curso de agua por amontonamiento de hielo
1, record 7, Spanish, obstrucci%C3%B3n%20de%20un%20curso%20de%20agua%20por%20amontonamiento%20de%20hielo
feminine noun
Record 7, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 7, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Acumulación de hielo pastoso bajo la cubierta de hielo de un río, que reduce la sección transversal del curso de agua. 1, record 7, Spanish, - obstrucci%C3%B3n%20de%20un%20curso%20de%20agua%20por%20amontonamiento%20de%20hielo
Record 8 - internal organization data 1996-07-25
Record 8, English
Record 8, Subject field(s)
- Psycho-, Socio- and Ethnolinguistics
Record 8, Main entry term, English
- Yako
1, record 8, English, Yako
correct
Record 8, Abbreviations, English
Record 8, Synonyms, English
- Yakö 1, record 8, English, Yak%C3%B6
correct
- Yakurr 1, record 8, English, Yakurr
correct
Record 8, Textual support, English
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A language of the Benue-Congo branch of the Niger-Congo family spoken by the Yako, a people of the Cross River region of eastern Nigeria. 1, record 8, English, - Yako
Record 8, French
Record 8, Domaine(s)
- Psycho-, socio- et ethnolinguistique
Record 8, Main entry term, French
- yakö
1, record 8, French, yak%C3%B6
correct, masculine noun
Record 8, Abbreviations, French
Record 8, Synonyms, French
Record 8, Textual support, French
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Langue du groupe Bénoué-Congo de la famille nigéro-congolaise parlée par les Yako, peuple habitant la région de la rivière Cross à l'est du Nigeria. 1, record 8, French, - yak%C3%B6
Record 8, Spanish
Record 8, Textual support, Spanish
Record 9 - internal organization data 1995-02-28
Record 9, English
Record 9, Subject field(s)
- Psycho-, Socio- and Ethnolinguistics
Record 9, Main entry term, English
- Mbembe
1, record 9, English, Mbembe
correct
Record 9, Abbreviations, English
Record 9, Synonyms, English
Record 9, Textual support, English
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A language of the Benue-Congo branch of the Niger-Congo family spoken by the Mbembe, a group of peoples living along the middle Cross river in Nigeria 1, record 9, English, - Mbembe
Record 9, French
Record 9, Domaine(s)
- Psycho-, socio- et ethnolinguistique
Record 9, Main entry term, French
- mbembe
1, record 9, French, mbembe
correct, masculine noun
Record 9, Abbreviations, French
Record 9, Synonyms, French
Record 9, Textual support, French
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Langue du groupe Bénoué-Congo de la famille nigéro-congolaise parlée par les Mbembe, groupes ethniques vivant le long du cours moyen de la rivière Cross au Nigeria 1, record 9, French, - mbembe
Record 9, Spanish
Record 9, Textual support, Spanish
Record 10 - internal organization data 1985-11-27
Record 10, English
Record 10, Subject field(s)
- Hunting and Sport Fishing
Record 10, Main entry term, English
- caribou crossing
1, record 10, English, caribou%20crossing
correct
Record 10, Abbreviations, English
Record 10, Synonyms, English
Record 10, Textual support, English
Record number: 10, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A place used by caribous to cross a road or a river during their migration. 1, record 10, English, - caribou%20crossing
Record number: 10, Textual support number: 1 OBS
caribou: Any of several subspecies of reindeer found in northern North America; plural: "caribou" or "caribous". 2, record 10, English, - caribou%20crossing
Record number: 10, Textual support number: 2 OBS
crossing: A place at which a street, river, etc. may be crossed. 2, record 10, English, - caribou%20crossing
Record 10, French
Record 10, Domaine(s)
- Chasse et pêche sportive
Record 10, Main entry term, French
- passage de caribous
1, record 10, French, passage%20de%20caribous
correct, masculine noun
Record 10, Abbreviations, French
Record 10, Synonyms, French
- traverse de caribous 1, record 10, French, traverse%20de%20caribous
correct, see observation, feminine noun, Canada
Record 10, Textual support, French
Record number: 10, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Endroit - route, champ, rivière, ou autre - où passent les caribous au cours de leur migration. 1, record 10, French, - passage%20de%20caribous
Record number: 10, Textual support number: 1 OBS
passage : Endroit par où l'on passe. 2, record 10, French, - passage%20de%20caribous
Record number: 10, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Au Canada, on emploie souvent le terme "traverse" pour indiquer un endroit où l'on passe. L'usage a consacré "passage" en ce sens. 3, record 10, French, - passage%20de%20caribous
Record 10, Spanish
Record 10, Textual support, Spanish
Record 11 - internal organization data 1977-08-17
Record 11, English
Record 11, Subject field(s)
- Anthropology
Record 11, Main entry term, English
- helmet mask 1, record 11, English, helmet%20mask
Record 11, Abbreviations, English
Record 11, Synonyms, English
Record 11, Textual support, English
Record number: 11, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The mask(...) is similar to a triple-faced "Nkang" helmet mask in the National Museum, Lagos, which came from Nkum on the Cross River near Ikom(...) 1, record 11, English, - helmet%20mask
Record 11, French
Record 11, Domaine(s)
- Anthropologie
Record 11, Main entry term, French
- masque-heaume
1, record 11, French, masque%2Dheaume
correct
Record 11, Abbreviations, French
Record 11, Synonyms, French
- masque heaume 2, record 11, French, masque%20heaume
Record 11, Textual support, French
Record number: 11, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[Parmi les divers articles de danse employés par les Mambilas, on compte:] les trompes, (...) les costumes en rafia, les sommets de coiffure et les masques-heaume. 1, record 11, French, - masque%2Dheaume
Record 11, Spanish
Record 11, Textual support, Spanish
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