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FREE FALL DISTANCE [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2010-02-26
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Mountain Sports
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- protection
1, record 1, English, protection
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The anchors (such as chocks, bolts, and pitons) that a climber connects his rope to as he climbs. 2, record 1, English, - protection
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
To reduce the distance of a potential fall, the leader attaches pieces of climbers’ hardware-called protection-to the rock on the way up. The leader attaches a carabiner to each piece of protection and clips the rope inside the carabiner so the rope is free to be pulled through as the ascent continues. 2, record 1, English, - protection
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
"Protection" is a collective term referring to items such as pitons, bolts and nuts; "piece of protection" is used when referring specifically to one of these items. 3, record 1, English, - protection
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Sports de montagne
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- point d'assurance
1, record 1, French, point%20d%27assurance
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- point de fixation 2, record 1, French, point%20de%20fixation
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[...] les points fixes [pitons, coinceurs] qui se trouvent entre le premier et le second de cordée et qui doivent être à même d'enrayer une chute du leader. 1, record 1, French, - point%20d%27assurance
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La chaîne d'assurage [...] est constituée par la corde, le baudrier, et les divers points d'assurance que l'on place dans le rocher ou la glace et qui servent à stopper une chute. 1, record 1, French, - point%20d%27assurance
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Les pointes d'assurance. [...] La cordée peut les trouver en place, ce qui est le cas dans nombre d'itinéraires déjà équipés, ou bien les placer et les retirer elle-même, ce qui est le cas dans la glace. 1, record 1, French, - point%20d%27assurance
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - external organization data 2005-08-19
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Engineering Tests and Reliability
- Special Packaging
- Compartment - Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- free fall distance
1, record 2, English, free%20fall%20distance
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- free drop height 2, record 2, English, free%20drop%20height
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The package is dropped onto a flat essentially unyielding horizontal surface, striking the surface in a manner that results in maximum damage to the package. The height of fall measured from the lowest point of the package to the surface is not less than 1. 2 m except that for a package weighting more than 5 000 kg, the height of the fall is not less than the free fall distance hereafter set out : Package weight(kilograms) 5000 to less than 10, 000, Free fall distance(metres) 0. 9... 1, record 2, English, - free%20fall%20distance
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Fiabilité, contrôle et essais (Ingénierie)
- Emballages spéciaux
- Tiroir - Commission canadienne de sûreté nucléaire
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- hauteur de chute libre
1, record 2, French, hauteur%20de%20chute%20libre
feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Épreuve de chute libre. Le colis tombe sur une surface plane, horizontale et foncièrement rigide, et heurte la cible de manière à subir le plus de dommages possible. La hauteur de chute mesurée à partir du point le plus bas du colis n'est pas inférieure à 1,2 m; toutefois, pour les colis pesant plus de 5 000 kg, la hauteur de chute n'est pas inférieure à la hauteur de chute libre indiquée ci-dessous : Poids du colis (en kilogrammes) 5 000 à moins de 10 000 , hauteur de chute libre (en mètres) 0,9 [...] 1, record 2, French, - hauteur%20de%20chute%20libre
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - external organization data 1994-09-29
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Engineering Tests and Reliability
- Transport of Goods
- Special Packaging
- Compartment - Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- free drop test
1, record 3, English, free%20drop%20test
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Free drop test : The package is dropped onto a flat essentially unyielding horizontal surface, striking the surface in a manner that results in maximum damage to the package. The height of fall measured from the lowest point of the package to the surface is not less than 1. 2 m except that for a package weighting more than 5 000 kg, the height of the fall is not less than the free fall distance hereafter set out : Package weight(kilograms) 5, 000 to less than 10, 000, Free fall distance(metres) 0. 9.... 1, record 3, English, - free%20drop%20test
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Fiabilité, contrôle et essais (Ingénierie)
- Transport de marchandises
- Emballages spéciaux
- Tiroir - Commission canadienne de sûreté nucléaire
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- épreuve de chute libre
1, record 3, French, %C3%A9preuve%20de%20chute%20libre
feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Épreuve de chute libre. Le colis tombe sur une surface plane, horizontale et foncièrement rigide, et heurte la cible de manière à subir le plus de dommages possible. La hauteur de chute mesurée à partir du point le plus bas du colis n'est pas inférieure à 1,2 m; toutefois, pour les colis pesant plus de 5 000 kg, la hauteur de chute n'est pas inférieure à la hauteur de chute libre indiquée ci-dessous : Poids du colis (en kilogrammes) 5 000 à moins de 10 000 , hauteur de chute libre (en mètres) 0,9 [...] 1, record 3, French, - %C3%A9preuve%20de%20chute%20libre
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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