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Record 1 2017-09-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Fire-Fighting and Rescue Equipment
CONT

All fire hydrants shall have one(1) 4. 5" pumper nozzle and two(2) 2. 5" hose nozzles with the City's standard threads; shall have a main barrel valve opening of not less than 5. 25"; shall be placed on mains of not less than 6" in diameter. Six inch(6") gate valves shall be placed on all fire hydrant leads. All fire hydrants shall have a valve at the main with flange to flange fittings.

OBS

pumper. A piece of fire apparatus equipped with a pump 500 gpm or larger, plus hose, ladders, and other equipment.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Matériel de secours et de lutte (incendies)
DEF

Sur un poteau d'incendie, prise d'eau réservée au raccordement des boyaux d'une autopompe.

OBS

autopompe. Engin automobile de lutte contre l'incendie, comportant une pompe actionnée par le moteur du véhicule, susceptible d'être mis en manœuvre, soit en aspiration dans une nappe d'eau, soit en alimentation sur un poteau d'incendie, et de refouler l'eau en réalisant des débits et pressions capables d'assurer, à l'aide d'un équipement approprié, l'alimentation correcte d'une ou plusieurs lances.

Spanish

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Record 2 2012-03-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Fences and Enclosures
  • Penal Administration
CONT

A parking area and a delivery zone flank a circular driveway that leads to the main gate [of the administration building].

French

Domaine(s)
  • Enceintes et clôtures
  • Administration pénitentiaire
CONT

L'entrée circulaire qui mène à l'entrée principale [de l'immeuble de l'administration] est flanquée d'une aire de stationnement et d'une zone de livraison.

OBS

Secteur d'un établissement pénitentiaire.

Spanish

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Record 3 2011-11-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Electronics
CONT

The main characteristics of the GTO [gate turn off] thyristor are as follows :... A recovery time that is the minimum time during which the extinction current must be maintained to prevent spontaneous refiring.

OBS

extinction current: term officially approved by the Electronics and Telecommunications Terminology Committee.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Électronique
CONT

Cas particulier : grandeur d'asservissement. L'expérience a montré que la grandeur d'asservissement convenant le mieux pour le cas particulier est le courant d'extinction circulant dans la résistance commune.

OBS

courant d'extinction : terme uniformisé par le Comité d’uniformisation des termes de l’électronique et des télécommunications (CUTEL).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Electrónica
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Record 4 2011-08-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Architectural Design
  • Types of Constructed Works
  • Security
DEF

A tower built over or which contains a gate leading to a fortress.

CONT

The formidable twin-towered gatehouse on the north wall was the main entry point into the inner courtyard. Immediately before the gatehouse are the remains of the Middle Gate Tower, the last line of defense before the gatehouse was breached. If attackers advanced to this point, they would have been met by a rain of arrows from this tower.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Conception architecturale
  • Types de constructions
  • Sécurité
DEF

Tour de fortification abritant l'entrée d'une forteresse.

CONT

Cet édifice, fortifié au cours du XVème siècle, présente une tour porche de plan carré flanquée de deux tours d'angles percées de canonnières.

Spanish

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Record 5 2011-08-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Dams and Causeways
DEF

A crest gate the face of which is a section of cylinder that rotates about a horizontal axis downstream from the gate.

CONT

The spillway is part of the central section of the main dam. It has six gated bays, each 50 feet wide. Six radial arm gates(tainter gates) control spillway discharge. Each radial arm gate is 50 feet wide by 25. 24 feet high.

OBS

The water pressure against the gate is concentrated in the axis; this arrangement reduces friction in raising and lowering the gate. A seal is placed along the sides and bottom of the gate face for watertightness. The gate is raised and lowered by winches or hoists attached to cables or chains fastened to the bottom edge of the gate and lying against its water face; this allows a vertical lifting force to be applied. It can be closed under its own weight.

OBS

tainter gate: formerly called canal lock.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Barrages et chaussées
DEF

Vanne constituée d'une structure métallique profilée maintenue par un puissant bras articulé, généralement en aval, dont l'ouverture se fait par élévation.

OBS

[Cette vanne] peut être surmontée d'un clapet facilitant le réglage du niveau et l'évacuation des corps flottants.

OBS

segment: utilisé elliptiquement pour désigner une vanne segment.

Spanish

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Record 6 2005-06-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Doors, Windows and Openings (Building Elements)
  • Archaeology
DEF

The main gate or large gate at the entrance of a property

OBS

A "carriage entrance" is sometimes called a "stageway".

French

Domaine(s)
  • Ouvertures (Éléments du bâtiment)
  • Archéologie
DEF

Porte dont les dimensions permettent l'entrée d'une voiture (autrefois d'un coche).

OBS

Elle peut être rattachée à une habitation et permettre aux personnes de descendre de voiture pour y entrer (comme à Rideau Hall, résidence du gouverneur général du Canada), ou servir de passage aux véhicules ou calèches pénétrant sur une vaste cour intérieure s'il s'agit d'un château.

Spanish

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Record 7 2003-07-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Archaeology
  • Architectural Design
  • Construction Engineering (Military)
DEF

A sort of "barbican" for a Keep, it protected the entrance, which was usually on the second story, and contained a grand stair and additional chambers (often a chapel).

OBS

Barbican : Additional defenses in front of a gatehouse whose purpose was to restrict access to the main gate. Often contained drawbridges and parapets from which defenders could shoot down into the roadway.

OBS

Donjon or keep - The inner stronghold of a castle, usually found in one of the towers.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Archéologie
  • Conception architecturale
  • Génie construction (Militaire)
DEF

Ouvrage extérieur de fortification en maçonnerie ou en bois, percé de meurtrières, protégeant un point important, tel qu'un pont, une route, un passage, une porte.

Spanish

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Record 8 2002-11-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Architectural Elements
DEF

A small door forming part of a larger one.

DEF

Person-sized door set into the main gate door.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Éléments d'architecture
DEF

Petite porte pratiquée dans une porte monumentale, une muraille de fortification, etc.

DEF

Portillon ou porte piétonnière ménagée dans une porte plus grande, telle qu'une porte cochère.

Spanish

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Record 9 2002-06-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mine Ventilation, Heating and Lighting
  • Underground Mining
DEF

A subsidiary gate road to a conveyor face as opposed to a main gate.

OBS

The tailgate commonly acts as the return airway and supplies road to the face.

Key term(s)
  • top road

French

Domaine(s)
  • Ventilation, chauffage et éclairage des mines
  • Exploitation minière souterraine
DEF

Voie en veine reliant un bouveau ou un puits intérieur à la tête d'une taille et servant à l'évacuation de l'air ayant ventilé celle-ci.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Ventilación, calefacción y alumbrado de minas
  • Explotación minera subterránea
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Record 10 2001-06-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Airfields
CONT

The term standby counter is intended to refer to any public contact position where standbys are processed after leaving the main check-in counter. It may be a separate area, or it may be combined with another function, for example; Gate counter.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Aérodromes

Spanish

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Record 11 2000-03-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Storage of Oil and Natural Gas
DEF

A tank whose main gate valve is open to the main line at a station. Oil from the main line may enter or leave the tank as pumping rates in the line vary.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Stockage du pétrole et du gaz naturel

Spanish

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Record 12 1999-05-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mine Passages
DEF

A roadway positioned at right angles to a conveyor face and driven either along one extremity(in a single unit panel) or at the centre(in a double unit panel) when it may be termed a main gate. Headroom is secured along the gate road by ripping the roof or lifting the floor, the stone produced being used for gate side packs.

Key term(s)
  • gate-road

French

Domaine(s)
  • Galeries et soles (Mines)
OBS

De desserte, se dit de tout ce qui contribue à assurer le déblocage et l'approvisionnement en matériel d'un chantier de mine (exemple : galerie de desserte, convoyeur de desserte, etc.).

Spanish

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Record 13 1995-04-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mountain Sports
DEF

A carabiner that is shaped like the letter "D".

CONT

The "D" carabiner's main advantage is its strength. The strength comes from its "D" shape, which angles the biner's load onto its spine. Keeping most of the load on the "D"'s spine keeps it off the gate and makes for a stronger biner.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sports de montagne
OBS

D'après les catalogues consultée on peut voir que la forme du mousqueton est la même que celle de «D-shaped carabiner», c'est-à-dire, forme en D.

Spanish

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Record 14 1994-09-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Place Names (outside Canada)
OBS

enormous burnt-brick entry way located over the main thoroughfare of the ancient city of Babylon(now in Iraq. It was built in about 575 BC, the eight fortified gate in the city.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Toponymes (hors Canada)

Spanish

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Record 15 1994-04-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Pipes and Fittings
  • Pumps
CONT

Gate valves are used a great deal on pump lines and for main supply lines.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tuyauterie et raccords
  • Pompes
CONT

On utilise beaucoup les robinets-vannes sur les canalisations reliées à des pompes et sur les conduites principales d'alimentation.

Spanish

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Record 16 1992-01-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Plumbing Tools and Equipment
OBS

Part of a power operated drilling machine used for cutting holes in water mains of all types. It is used in conjunction with a saddle and gate valve for making 2" to 12" inclusive connections to a water main.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Appareillage et outils de plomberie
OBS

Élément de perceuse mécanique pouvant percer des trous dans des conduites de tous genres. Utilisée avec une selle et un robinet-vanne, elle permet de piquer des éléments d'un diamètre de 2 à 12 pouces sur des conduites principales.

Spanish

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Record 17 1989-12-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Sports Facilities and Venues
  • Mountain Sports
OBS

The Twistlock concept is unique and represent a major advance in locking Karabiners. Use it wherever you would use a Screwgate Karabiner, i. e. on harnesses main belays, cosmic arrester, abseiling, etc. The twistlock action gives total security at all times. You cannot forget to lock the karabiner. The revolving ferrule not only locks the karabiner at the danger points, i. e.(a) where the gate opens,(b) at the hinge pin, but ensures that the ferrule cannot revolve until the gate is closed.

OBS

Twistlock gate with nylon collar resists freezing up.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Installations et sites (Sports)
  • Sports de montagne
OBS

Ce mousqueton peut remplacer partout le mousqueton à bague vissée : sur les harnais, aux points d'assurance principaux, en rappel, etc. La bague de verrouillage garantit en tout temps une sécurité totale. Il est impossible d'oublier de verrouiller le mousqueton.

OBS

mousqueton à virole automatique : Proposition faite à partir d'une illustration dans le catalogue Au vieux campeur, été 1989. La description du mousqueton parle d'un système à virole automatique.

Spanish

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Record 18 1986-06-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Locks (Canals)
DEF

A section of the main waterway of a lock, equipped with gates at each end, into which a vessel passing through the lock is moved. The vessel is either raised to a higher level by closing the tail gate, filling the chamber with water, and raising the water surface, or lowered by removing water from the lock.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Écluses
DEF

Partie centrale de l'écluse délimitée par les bajoyers sur les côtés et par les portes d'écluse en amont et en aval.

Spanish

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Record 19 1982-04-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Airfields
OBS

MIRA 29. 9. 75 Financial Times of Canada. RG-1 is an arbitrary designation for Remote Gate Design No 1. It is also architect's shorthand for the main passenger terminal at Mirabel airport.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Aérodromes
OBS

MIRA 29.9.75 Financial Times of Canada. RG-1, appellation plutôt arbitraire, est le sigle de "Remote Gate Design No 1", concept selon lequel les avions sont stationnés à des postes éloignés du terminus des voyageurs. Ce sigle, dans le jargon des architectes, désigne le terminus des voyageurs de l'aéroport Mirabel.

Spanish

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