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DREDGE NET [2 records]
Record 1 - external organization data 2021-03-18
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Compartment – Nomenclature 4.0
- Museums and Heritage (General)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- dredge net
1, record 1, English, dredge%20net
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
dredge net : an item in the "Fishing and Trapping Tools and Equipment" class of the "Tools and Equipment for Materials" category. 2, record 1, English, - dredge%20net
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Tiroir – Nomenclature 4.0
- Muséologie et patrimoine (Généralités)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- drague de pêche
1, record 1, French, drague%20de%20p%C3%AAche
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
drague de pêche : objet de la classe «Outils et équipement de pêche et de piégeage» de la catégorie «Outillage et équipement pour le traitement des matières». 2, record 1, French, - drague%20de%20p%C3%AAche
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2011-05-20
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Dredging
- Hydrology and Hydrography
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- dredging
1, record 2, English, dredging
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- dragging 2, record 2, English, dragging
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Excavation, below water level, with a dredge, for obtaining resources or for deepening streams, swamps, or coastal waters by scraping and removing solids from the bottom. 3, record 2, English, - dredging
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Dredging is the removal of bottom sediments from an area in a watercourse and the disposal of the dredged material to another zone in the watercourse or to a disposal area on land. 4, record 2, English, - dredging
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
drag : To pull a grapnel, net, etc. over the bottom of(a river, lake, etc.) in searching for something; dredge. 5, record 2, English, - dredging
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Dragage
- Hydrologie et hydrographie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- dragage
1, record 2, French, dragage
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Action de racler le fond d'une zone immergée pour extraire des matériaux. 2, record 2, French, - dragage
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le dragage sert à augmenter la profondeur d'un cours d'eau, à creuser des tranchées ou le lit d'un futur canal. [...] (Il peut être réalisé à des fins scientifiques (analyse géologique), technologiques (exploitation des ressources vivantes ou minérales) ou nautiques (amélioration des conditions de navigation). 3, record 2, French, - dragage
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 CONT
[Le] dragage consiste à curer le fond d'une partie d'un cours d'eau et à évacuer ces boues dans une autre partie du cours d'eau ou encore à les déverser sur un terrain. 4, record 2, French, - dragage
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Dragado
- Hidrología e hidrografía
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- dragado
1, record 2, Spanish, dragado
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Cualquier forma de excavación o limpieza bajo el agua. 2, record 2, Spanish, - dragado
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