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GATHERING GROUND [5 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2022-09-08
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Military Tactics
- Land Forces
- Operations (Air Forces)
- Sea Operations (Military)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- patrol
1, record 1, English, patrol
correct, noun, NATO, standardized, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
- ptl 2, record 1, English, ptl
correct, officially approved
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A detachment of ground, sea, or air forces sent out for the purpose of gathering information or carrying out a destructive, harassing, mopping up, or security mission. 3, record 1, English, - patrol
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
patrol: designation and definition standardized by NATO. 4, record 1, English, - patrol
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
patrol; ptl: designations officially approved by the Department of National Defence and the Canadian Forces. 4, record 1, English, - patrol
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Tactique militaire
- Forces terrestres
- Opérations (Forces aériennes)
- Opérations en mer (Militaire)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- patrouille
1, record 1, French, patrouille
correct, feminine noun, NATO, standardized, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
- ptl 2, record 1, French, ptl
correct, feminine noun, officially approved
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Élément de forces terrestres, navales ou aériennes, envoyé dans le but de recueillir des informations ou d'effectuer une mission de destruction, de harcèlement, de nettoyage ou de sécurité. 3, record 1, French, - patrouille
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
patrouille : désignation et définition normalisées par l'OTAN et uniformisées par le Comité de terminologie française du Conseil de doctrine et de tactique de l'Armée de terre. 4, record 1, French, - patrouille
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
patrouille; ptl : désignations uniformisées par le ministère de la Défense nationale et les Forces canadiennes. 4, record 1, French, - patrouille
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Táctica militar
- Ejército de tierra
- Operaciones (Fuerzas aéreas)
- Operaciones marítimas (Militar)
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- patrulla
1, record 1, Spanish, patrulla
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Destacamento terrestre, marítimo o aéreo que se envía con la misión de reunir información o realizar una destrucción, un hostigamiento, o una limpieza de posiciones, o para llevar a cabo misiones de seguridad. 1, record 1, Spanish, - patrulla
Record 2 - internal organization data 2013-07-15
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Hydrology and Hydrography
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- drainage basin
1, record 2, English, drainage%20basin
correct, officially approved
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- drainage 2, record 2, English, drainage
correct, officially approved
- catch basin 3, record 2, English, catch%20basin
correct
- watershed 4, record 2, English, watershed
correct, see observation
- catchment 5, record 2, English, catchment
correct
- catchment area 6, record 2, English, catchment%20area
correct, see observation, standardized
- catchment basin 7, record 2, English, catchment%20basin
correct, standardized
- gathering ground 8, record 2, English, gathering%20ground
correct, standardized
- feeding ground 9, record 2, English, feeding%20ground
correct
- hydrographical basin 10, record 2, English, hydrographical%20basin
correct
- hydrographic basin 11, record 2, English, hydrographic%20basin
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The area draining naturally to a water course or to a given point. [Definition standardized by ISO.] 12, record 2, English, - drainage%20basin
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Field teams at the Columbia Icefield and in the Maligne Lake drainage basin reported whumpfing of the snowpack at treeline and in the alpine. [Example approved by the Avalanche Bulletin Terminology Standardization Committee.] 2, record 2, English, - drainage%20basin
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The term "drainage" refers to a specific valley. We commonly use watershed to describe locations in the landscape and so the conditions can vary between drainages (which means between valleys). Drainage refers to the "river" which all the water of that valley drains into. [Reference: Avalanche Specialist, Parks Canada.] 13, record 2, English, - drainage%20basin
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
In North America, the term watershed is often used instead of catchment area. In the UK, watershed means the line separating two adjacent catchments. 14, record 2, English, - drainage%20basin
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 3 OBS
drainage basin: term used by Parks Canada. 15, record 2, English, - drainage%20basin
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 4 OBS
catchment area; catchment basin; gathering ground : terms standardized by ISO. 16, record 2, English, - drainage%20basin
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 5 OBS
drainage basin; drainage: terms officially approved by the Avalanche Bulletin Terminology Standardization Committee. 13, record 2, English, - drainage%20basin
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 6 OBS
drainage basin: expression reproduced from the Glosario Provisional de Términos Jurídicos with the permission of the United Nations Office at Geneva. 13, record 2, English, - drainage%20basin
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Hydrologie et hydrographie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- bassin hydrographique
1, record 2, French, bassin%20hydrographique
correct, masculine noun, officially approved
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- bassin versant 2, record 2, French, bassin%20versant
correct, masculine noun, officially approved
- bassin-versant 3, record 2, French, bassin%2Dversant
correct, masculine noun
- bassin hydrologique 4, record 2, French, bassin%20hydrologique
correct, masculine noun, standardized
- bassin récepteur 5, record 2, French, bassin%20r%C3%A9cepteur
correct, masculine noun, standardized
- bassin d'alimentation 6, record 2, French, bassin%20d%27alimentation
correct, masculine noun
- bassin de drainage 7, record 2, French, bassin%20de%20drainage
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Bassin drainant naturellement vers un cours d'eau ou un endroit donné. [Définition normalisée par l'ISO.] 5, record 2, French, - bassin%20hydrographique
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les équipes sur le terrain au champ de glace Columbia et au bassin hydrographique du lac Maligne ont signalé des whoumfs dans le manteau neigeux à la limite forestière et dans la zone alpine. [Exemple entériné par le Comité d'uniformisation de la terminologie des bulletins d'avalanche.] 8, record 2, French, - bassin%20hydrographique
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Les bassins sont séparés par des lignes de partage des eaux. 9, record 2, French, - bassin%20hydrographique
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
bassin hydrographique : terme en usage à Parcs Canada. 10, record 2, French, - bassin%20hydrographique
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 3 OBS
bassin hydrographique; bassin versant : termes uniformisés par le Comité d'uniformisation de la terminologie des bulletins d'avalanche. 11, record 2, French, - bassin%20hydrographique
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 4 OBS
bassin récepteur; bassin hydrologique : termes normalisés par l'ISO. 12, record 2, French, - bassin%20hydrographique
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Hidrología e hidrografía
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- cuenca hidrográfica
1, record 2, Spanish, cuenca%20hidrogr%C3%A1fica
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
- cuenca de alimentación 2, record 2, Spanish, cuenca%20de%20alimentaci%C3%B3n
correct, feminine noun
- cuenca receptora 3, record 2, Spanish, cuenca%20receptora
correct, feminine noun
- cuenca de drenaje 4, record 2, Spanish, cuenca%20de%20drenaje
correct, feminine noun
- cuenca hidrológica 5, record 2, Spanish, cuenca%20hidrol%C3%B3gica
feminine noun
- vertiente 6, record 2, Spanish, vertiente
feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
El conjunto de aguas (ríos, quebradas, arroyos, aguas subterráneas y aguas (lluvias), que bajan de las montañas hasta desembocar en un río principal. 7, record 2, Spanish, - cuenca%20hidrogr%C3%A1fica
Record 3 - internal organization data 2007-09-28
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Atmospheric, Climatic and Meteorological Phenomena
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- loose-snow avalanche
1, record 3, English, loose%2Dsnow%20avalanche
correct, officially approved
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- loose snow avalanche 2, record 3, English, loose%20snow%20avalanche
correct
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
There are two types of snow avalanches; loose-snow avalanches which originate in cohesionless snow and which start from one point, gathering more and more snow as they descend and slab avalanches which start when a large area of cohesive snow begins to slide at the same time. Both types occur in wet and dry snow, either sliding down on a layer of snow within the snowpack or along the ground surface. 3, record 3, English, - loose%2Dsnow%20avalanche
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Loose snow sliding down a mountainside is called a loose snow avalanche. ... Very few people are killed by loose snow avalanches because they tend to be small and they tend to fracture beneath you as you cross a slope instead of above you as slab avalanches often do. The avalanche culture tends to minimize the danger of loose snow avalanches, sometimes calling them "harmless sluffs." 4, record 3, English, - loose%2Dsnow%20avalanche
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 3 CONT
New snow produced loose-snow avalanches in steep gully areas. [Example approved by the Avalanche Bulletin Terminology Standardization Committee.] 5, record 3, English, - loose%2Dsnow%20avalanche
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Loose-snow avalanche is sometimes called a point-release avalanche when it starts from a defined point and fans outward as it descends. 5, record 3, English, - loose%2Dsnow%20avalanche
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Do not confuse with sluff which is a small loose-snow avalanche running in steep terrain. 5, record 3, English, - loose%2Dsnow%20avalanche
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 3 OBS
loose-snow avalanche: term officially approved by the Avalanche Bulletin Terminology Standardization Committee. 6, record 3, English, - loose%2Dsnow%20avalanche
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Phénomènes météorologiques, climatiques et atmosphériques
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- avalanche de neige sans cohésion
1, record 3, French, avalanche%20de%20neige%20sans%20coh%C3%A9sion
correct, feminine noun, officially approved
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] une avalanche de neige sans cohésion peut être sèche (se produisant après une forte chute de neige) ou bien mouillée (intervenant après un début de fonte). 2, record 3, French, - avalanche%20de%20neige%20sans%20coh%C3%A9sion
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 CONT
La neige récente est à l'origine des avalanches de neige sans cohésion qui se sont produites dans les pentes raides des ravines. [Exemple entériné par le Comité d'uniformisation de la terminologie des bulletins d'avalanche.] 3, record 3, French, - avalanche%20de%20neige%20sans%20coh%C3%A9sion
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
cohésion de la neige : ensemble des liaisons qui maintiennent les cristaux et grains de neige associés les uns aux autres. La cohésion de la neige est à l'origine de sa consistance. Une couche de neige qui a un très bonne cohésion est très dure. Une couche de neige à faible cohésion est poudreuse si elle est sèche, ou molle et pâteuse si elle est mouillée. 4, record 3, French, - avalanche%20de%20neige%20sans%20coh%C3%A9sion
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 OBS
On nomme coulée une petite avalanche de neige sans cohésion, en terrain raide. 3, record 3, French, - avalanche%20de%20neige%20sans%20coh%C3%A9sion
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 3 OBS
avalanche de neige sans cohésion : terme uniformisé par le Comité d'uniformisation de la terminologie des bulletins d'avalanche. 5, record 3, French, - avalanche%20de%20neige%20sans%20coh%C3%A9sion
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 1992-05-29
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Urban Furnishings and Equipment
- Sports Facilities and Venues
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- sports ground
1, record 4, English, sports%20ground
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The sports grounds, where exercise was taken, became popular gathering places and developed into the original academy and lyceum, which included the exercise ground, seats for spectators, porticoes for bad weather, statues of honored athletes, and groves of shade trees. 1, record 4, English, - sports%20ground
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Équipements urbains
- Installations et sites (Sports)
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- terrain de sports
1, record 4, French, terrain%20de%20sports
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
- terrain de sport 2, record 4, French, terrain%20de%20sport
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] les grands parcs suburbains où l'on installe les stades et les terrains de sports. 3, record 4, French, - terrain%20de%20sports
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 2 CONT
[...] ces terrains de sports se trouvent en milieu urbain [...] 4, record 4, French, - terrain%20de%20sports
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 1985-07-15
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Forestry Operations
- Facilities and Equipment (Wood Industries)
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- residue pick-up baler 1, record 5, English, residue%20pick%2Dup%20baler
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
- residue baler 1, record 5, English, residue%20baler
- biomass baler 1, record 5, English, biomass%20baler
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Mobile machine for gathering logging residue, compacting it into bales, and depositing the bales on the ground or transferring them to a transport vehicle. 1, record 5, English, - residue%20pick%2Dup%20baler
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Exploitation forestière
- Installations et équipement (Industr. du bois)
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- ramasseuse-presse à résidus
1, record 5, French, ramasseuse%2Dpresse%20%C3%A0%20r%C3%A9sidus
feminine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Engin forestier mobile qui se déplace sur le parterre de coupe pour ramasser les résidus d'exploitation et les presser en balles qui peuvent être déposées soit sur le sol, soit sur un véhicule de transport. 1, record 5, French, - ramasseuse%2Dpresse%20%C3%A0%20r%C3%A9sidus
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
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