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MAIN HULL [11 records]

Record 1 2023-07-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Armour
  • Target Acquisition
DEF

When adopting a hull down position, the warning given by a loader to indicate to the crew commander and gunner that the main armament's barrel is not clear of the crest.

OBS

crest foul: This designation must be written in capital letters in Canadian Forces documents when used as a procedural term or as an order.

OBS

crest foul: designation and definition officially approved by the Army Terminology Panel.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Arme blindée
  • Acquisition d'objectif
OBS

crête visible : Cette désignation doit être écrite en majuscules dans les documents des Forces canadiennes lorsqu'elle désigne un terme de procédure ou un commandement.

DEF

crête visible : désignation uniformisée par le Groupe d'experts en terminologie de l'Armée de terre et par le Comité de terminologie française du Conseil de doctrine et de tactique de l'Armée de terre.

Spanish

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Record 2 2023-05-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Historical Park and Site Names
  • Urban Planning
OBS

A plaza for all seasons. People who live in, work in or visit Hull, Quebec, have a beautiful new public space to enjoy, thanks to a PWGSC [Public Works and Government Services Canada]-managed restoration and redesign project. The newly reopened plaza at Parc du Portage is popular among employees at lunchtime, but is also drawing strollers in the evening and bringing new life into the downtown area. The plaza is located between Phases I and II of the Government of Canada Place du Portage office complex and the provincial/municipal Maison du Citoyen building. The plaza is a few minutes’ walk from the Museum of Civilization, one of the national capital' s major visitor attractions. An underground parking garage owned by the Government of Canada is situated beneath the plaza. The restoration and redesign project had two main components--repair of the waterproof membrane of the garage roof, which had been leaking, and restoration of the plaza. Improvements to the plaza included the addition of more fountains in the pool, and the construction of a low wall around the pool providing places to sit. At night, innovative new lighting casts a shimmering reflection onto the nearby building walls. The plaza should also be a hit in winter because of a versatile design that allows the pool fountains to be dismantled and the pool to be converted into a skating rink.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Noms de parcs, lieux et canaux historiques
  • Aménagement urbain

Spanish

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Record 3 2022-09-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Shipbuilding
CONT

Hull coatings have two main purposes : to protect the steel from corrosion, and to keep the surface of the hull, especially the portion of the hull that contacts water, smooth and frictionless.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Constructions navales

Spanish

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Record 4 2016-03-15

English

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

Two 2, 673 litre... water tanks in main fuselage compartment, with retractable pickup probe in each side of hull bottom.

OBS

The CL-215 firefighting installation consists of two internal tanks, two retractable probes and two drop doors ... It attacks fires in the following ways: (a) with water or chemical retardants ground-loaded at airports; or (b) with fresh or salt water scooped from a suitable body of water as the aircraft skims across the surface. ... Pickup distance is still air, from 15 m (50 ft) above the surface during landing to 15 m (50 ft) above the surface during climb-out ...

Key term(s)
  • pick-up probe
  • pick-up system

French

Domaine(s)
  • Commandes de vol (Constructions aéronautiques)
  • Matériel de secours et de lutte (incendies)
CONT

Le remplissage des réservoirs d'eau par écopage n'est pas possible sur tous les plans d'eau (...) Mentionnons, par exemple, qu'un avion-citerne (...) comme le CL-215, possède un tirant de 3 pieds; le plan d'eau utilisé doit avoir une profondeur minimale de 6 pieds pour assurer la protection des deux cuillères d'écopage.

OBS

écopage : Opération au cours de laquelle un avion-citerne fait le plein en eau en se déplaçant à la surface d'un plan d'eau.

Spanish

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Record 5 2015-03-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Oil Drilling
DEF

The main caisson or column rising from the floating hull of a semi-submersible drilling unit to support the deck. Modern semi-submersible rigs have three, four, five or six stabilizer columns, sometimes separated by narrower intermediate columns which help to distribute the load. Stabilizer columns are made of large diameter tubes to give strength and stability to the structure when submerged or resting on the water.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Forage des puits de pétrole
CONT

Les Pentagones, en particulier le P82 et le P84, sont des semi-submersibles dont les caractéristiques marines sont assez voisines. Leur architecture se compose d'un tablier supporté par cinq colonnes d'un diamètre de 8,5 mètres, dont l'extrémité inférieure comporte un ponton de 22 mètres de diamètre et 7,5 mètres de hauteur, qui assure la flottabilité de l'ensemble.

OBS

pile : Ce terme semble entouré d'une certaine confusion car il sert à désigner 3 notions différentes: sorte de pieux enfoncés profondément dans le sol marin et servant d'ancrage aux plates-formes de type treillis (anglais: «pile»), jambes des plates-formes autoélévatrices (anglais: «leg»), et colonnes qui supportent les plates-formes semi-submersibles (anglais: «column»).

Spanish

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Record 6 2011-07-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Equipment (Oil and Natural Gas Extraction)
  • Oil Drilling
DEF

A frame built by the side of a drilling well to store drill pipe or casing horizontally.

CONT

In addition to the rig, the platform will also support living quarters ..., cranes and storage racks for drill pipes, drill collars, casing and probably production equipment.

CONT

The main upper deck [of a jack-up platform] is the pipe rack and storage area, and the mud pumps, tanks, generators and other machinery are located within the hull.

CONT

The derrick or mast is located over the drill well with the pipe racks adjacent either fore or aft.

Key term(s)
  • pipe storage rack

French

Domaine(s)
  • Outillage (Extraction du pétrole et du gaz)
  • Forage des puits de pétrole
DEF

Chevalets sur lesquels est entreposé le matériel tubulaire (tiges de forage, tubes, etc.).

CONT

râtelier : Support de rangement comportant des échancrures régulièrement espacées ou dispositif doté d'évidements fixé à une cloison pour recevoir des outils, des matériaux, [...] : râtelier à pipes, à tubes, à essais.

Key term(s)
  • râtelier de stockage

Spanish

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Record 7 2011-02-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Types of Aircraft
DEF

flying boat : A seaplane of which the main body or hull is also the means of support on water.

OBS

The hull: it is the body of a flying-boat’s fuselage, built to rest or move on the water.

OBS

flying boat: term standardized by ISO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Types d'aéronefs
DEF

Hydravion dans lequel le fuselage principal ou coque, repose directement sur l'eau.

OBS

hydravion à coque : terme normalisé par l'ISO.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Tipos de aeronaves
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Record 8 2008-05-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Commercial Fishing
  • Regulations and Standards (Food)
DEF

The horizontal distance measured between perpendicular lines drawn at the extreme ends of the outside of the main hull of a vessel. [In accordance with "The Fish Inspection Regulations"].

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pêche commerciale
  • Réglementation et normalisation (Alimentation)
DEF

[En vertu du «Règlement sur l'inspection du poisson»]. La distance horizontale entre deux lignes perpendiculaires tirées aux extrémités extérieures de la coque principale d'un bateau.

Spanish

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Record 9 2008-03-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Landing Gear (Aeroindustry)
CONT

The aircraft is fitted with hydraulically operated retractable tricycle-type landing gear. There is a main landing gear well in either side of the hull. A well plate mounted on each of the main landing gear encloses the bottom of the wheel well.

PHR

Main landing gear well.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Atterrisseur (Constructions aéronautiques)
CONT

Le personnel de maintenance de la compagnie a déterminé que le circuit hydraulique A a perdu son liquide à la suite de la rupture du bouchon d'extrémité d'un vérin hydraulique de transfert monté dans le puits de roue principal gauche.

OBS

puits de roues : terme uniformisé par les Comités d'uniformisation de la terminologie aéronautique (CUTA) - Maintenance et Opérations aériennes.

PHR

Puits de roue principal.

Spanish

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Record 10 2003-05-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Ship and Boat Parts
DEF

The foremost, watertight bulkhead that extends from the bottom to the freeboard deck of a drill ship [that] is designed to keep water out of the main hull in the event of a collision.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Parties des bateaux
DEF

Cloison transversale étanche à l'avant et destinée à limiter l'envahissement de l'eau dans le cas d'abordage par l'étrave.

OBS

cloison d'abordage : terme uniformisé par le Comité de normalisation de la terminologie navale.

Spanish

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Record 11 2001-08-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Air Transport
  • Aeroindustry
DEF

(AGARD) The system of wires or cords and their attachments, by which the dead weight, or the main cable tension, is distributed over the hull or envelope

French

Domaine(s)
  • Transport aérien
  • Constructions aéronautiques
DEF

(AGARD) Système de haubans et de cordes, avec leurs attaches, grâce auquel le poids mort ou la tension du câble principal sont répartis sur la carène ou sur l'enveloppe

Spanish

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