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MAIN TRAP [7 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2022-03-01
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Collaboration with the FAO
- Commercial Fishing
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Japanese cod trap
1, record 1, English, Japanese%20cod%20trap
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- Japanese trap 1, record 1, English, Japanese%20trap
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... the Japanese trap is more complex than the standard Newfoundland [cod trap]. The main differences lie in the design of the doorways and in the use of a roof net. 1, record 1, English, - Japanese%20cod%20trap
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Collaboration avec la FAO
- Pêche commerciale
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- trappe à morue japonaise
1, record 1, French, trappe%20%C3%A0%20morue%20japonaise
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- trappe japonaise 2, record 1, French, trappe%20japonaise
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les Japonais avaient [...] ajouté une autre chambre complète avec des murs projetés vers l'extérieur et une porte en moitié d'entonnoir sur la façade de la trappe [à morue] principale. Des expériences ont prouvé que, par rapport à la terre-neuvienne, la trappe japonaise pouvait [...] capturer davantage de poisson [...] 2, record 1, French, - trappe%20%C3%A0%20morue%20japonaise
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2012-09-10
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Ballistics
- Small Arms
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- extension plate
1, record 2, English, extension%20plate
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Each... bullet trap is free standing and modular in design. The main body of the trap is a solid welded unit... Assembly of extension plates occurs in the final stage of fabrication at the installation site. This will bring the trap to its full height and width. 1, record 2, English, - extension%20plate
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Balistique
- Armes légères
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- plaque de rallonge
1, record 2, French, plaque%20de%20rallonge
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Fait partie d'un collecteur de balles. 1, record 2, French, - plaque%20de%20rallonge
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2011-11-01
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Pipes and Fittings
- Plumbing Fixtures
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- back vent
1, record 3, English, back%20vent
correct, noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- anti-siphonage pipe 2, record 3, English, anti%2Dsiphonage%20pipe
correct
- antisiphonage pipe 3, record 3, English, antisiphonage%20pipe
correct
- individual vent 4, record 3, English, individual%20vent
correct, see observation, less frequent
- vent pipe 3, record 3, English, vent%20pipe
correct
- vent flue 3, record 3, English, vent%20flue
- trap vent 5, record 3, English, trap%20vent
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Back vent. A pipe or system of pipes connected to the drainage pipes of a plumbing system for the purpose of supplying or removing air to relieve pressures above or below atmospheric. A back vent is that part of a vent line which connects directly with an individual trap beneath or behind a fixture and extends to a branch or main soil or waste pipe at any point higher than the fixture or fixture trap it serves. 6, record 3, English, - back%20vent
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 DEF
Anti-siphonage pipe. An air pipe in a plumbing system which admits air downstream of a water seal in a w.c., sink or washbasin, thus preventing the creation of a vacuum in the wake of water flushed down the drain and avoiding the breakage of the seal which such a vacuum could cause. The top of an anti-siphonage pipe may be connected to a ventilation pipe. 2, record 3, English, - back%20vent
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 3 DEF
Vent pipe. Any small pipe extending from any of the various plumbing fixtures in a structure to the vent stack. 3, record 3, English, - back%20vent
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Back vent ... sometimes called an individual vent. 6, record 3, English, - back%20vent
Record 3, Key term(s)
- vent
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Tuyauterie et raccords
- Appareils sanitaires
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- ventilation secondaire
1, record 3, French, ventilation%20secondaire
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- évent de siphonnement 2, record 3, French, %C3%A9vent%20de%20siphonnement
correct, masculine noun
- branchement de ventilation secondaire 3, record 3, French, branchement%20de%20ventilation%20secondaire
correct, masculine noun
- dispositif de ventilation secondaire 4, record 3, French, dispositif%20de%20ventilation%20secondaire
correct, masculine noun
- évent anti-siphonnage 5, record 3, French, %C3%A9vent%20anti%2Dsiphonnage
correct, masculine noun
- évent antisiphonnage 6, record 3, French, %C3%A9vent%20antisiphonnage
proposal, masculine noun
- tuyau de ventilation individuelle 7, record 3, French, tuyau%20de%20ventilation%20individuelle
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Ventilation secondaire. Tuyau amenant l'air nécessaire pendant les évacuations et empêchant l'aspiration de la garde d'eau des siphons. 4, record 3, French, - ventilation%20secondaire
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 DEF
Évent de siphonnement. Évent particulier d'un siphon. 2, record 3, French, - ventilation%20secondaire
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 3 DEF
Branchement de ventilation secondaire. Canalisation repiquée sur le siphon d'un appareil ou sur son branchement d'évacuation. 8, record 3, French, - ventilation%20secondaire
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
On distingue les ventilations primaires, qui équipent obligatoirement toutes les chutes et descentes, et les ventilations secondaires qui, raccordées sur les premières, constituent des prises d'air pour les siphons, évitant ainsi leur désamorçage par l'aspiration créée dans la chute. 9, record 3, French, - ventilation%20secondaire
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Les siphons sont susceptibles de se désamorcer. La norme suivante a été établie : P 41-201. Évacuation des eaux usées. Ventilation secondaire [...] Ce dispositif est obligatoire pour tous les appareils autres que les W.C. raccordés sur une chute unique et dans le cas d'installation de plusieurs appareils branchés sur une même dérivation d'écoulement. 4, record 3, French, - ventilation%20secondaire
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Lorsqu'on a affaire, d'une part à une descente qui ne reçoit que des lavabos bidets, baignoires, éviers et autres appareils de même nature et d'autre part à une chute qui ne reçoit que des W.-C., on se contente de les ventiler chacune par le haut en les prolongeant hors combles dans le même diamètre : c'est ce qu'on appelle la ventilation primaire. Si l'on réunit descente et chute en une chute unique la norme fait obligation d'établir une ventilation spéciale pour tous les siphons des appareils autres que les W.-C. : c'est ce qu'on appelle la ventilation secondaire. Quand il y a plusieurs appareils les ventilations sont raccordées à un réseau dit réseau de ventilation secondaire. 4, record 3, French, - ventilation%20secondaire
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Strictement parlant, les termes «ventilation secondaire», «dispositif de ventilation secondaire», «évent de siphonnement» ou «anti(-)siphonnage» doivent être considérés comme des génériques englobant la «colonne de ventilation secondaire», tuyau vertical repiqué sur la chute, et le «branchement de ventilation secondaire», tuyau horizontal légèrement incliné, repiqué sur la colonne de ventilation secondaire ou sur la chute. 6, record 3, French, - ventilation%20secondaire
Record 3, Key term(s)
- colonne de ventilation secondaire
- conduite de ventilation secondaire
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Tuberías y accesorios
- Aparatos sanitarios
Record 3, Main entry term, Spanish
- tubo de antisifonaje
1, record 3, Spanish, tubo%20de%20antisifonaje
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 3, Synonyms, Spanish
- tubo de contrasifonaje 2, record 3, Spanish, tubo%20de%20contrasifonaje
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Tubería con fines de ventilación adosada al tubo del rebosadero del colector para prevenir el sifonaje de aquél o el fluido superfluo. 1, record 3, Spanish, - tubo%20de%20antisifonaje
Record 4 - internal organization data 2011-02-21
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Tectonics
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- rollover structure
1, record 4, English, rollover%20structure
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
- roll-over structure 2, record 4, English, roll%2Dover%20structure
correct
- turtle-shell structure 3, record 4, English, turtle%2Dshell%20structure
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[A structure] similar to a half graben, where at a bounding normal fault, one wall, slips down forming an anticline. 4, record 4, English, - rollover%20structure
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The main trap styles in the basin are drape anticlines, horsts and fault rollover structures. 5, record 4, English, - rollover%20structure
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Physical modelling of fault propagation in roll-over structures associated with extensional (growth) faults. 2, record 4, English, - rollover%20structure
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
rollover structure: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector. 6, record 4, English, - rollover%20structure
Record 4, Key term(s)
- roll over structure
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Tectonique
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- structure en carapace de tortue
1, record 4, French, structure%20en%20carapace%20de%20tortue
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
- structure de rebroussement 2, record 4, French, structure%20de%20rebroussement
feminine noun
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le cas des structures en carapace de tortue. [...] Le dépocentre épais créé par la résorption entre deux intrusions peut subir une inversion de relief à la suite du rabattement latéral des couches. [...] Cette morphologie anticlinale, dont les flancs reposent en downlap sur un mur salifère subhorizontal a été baptisée carapace de tortue [...] («rollover structure» des anglo-saxons). 1, record 4, French, - structure%20en%20carapace%20de%20tortue
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
structure de rebroussement : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre. 3, record 4, French, - structure%20en%20carapace%20de%20tortue
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 2001-04-20
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Cheese and Dairy Products
- Measuring Instruments
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- weigh jar
1, record 5, English, weigh%20jar
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
In systems with milklines, the main vacuum supply is defined as the airline between the vacuum pump and the sanitary trap near the receiver jar. In weigh jar systems, the main vacuum supply line is defined as the airline from the vacuum pump through to the connection to the line that supplies milking vacuum to the top of the jars. 2, record 5, English, - weigh%20jar
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Laiterie, beurrerie et fromagerie
- Appareils de mesure
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- pot peseur
1, record 5, French, pot%20peseur
masculine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
- récipient de contrôle 2, record 5, French, r%C3%A9cipient%20de%20contr%C3%B4le
masculine noun
- récipient de pesée 1, record 5, French, r%C3%A9cipient%20de%20pes%C3%A9e
masculine noun
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 2000-06-29
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Closing Devices and Nozzles (Mechanical Components)
- Sewers and Drainage
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- fresh-air inlet
1, record 6, English, fresh%2Dair%20inlet
correct
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
1. Whenever a building sewer serving a subterranean space conveys sanitary sewage to a public sewer, a trap shall be installed on the main sewer line outside the subterranean space. The purpose of the trap is to prevent odors or gas and/or pests from entering the subterranean space plumbing system from the public sewer. It is not to be used as a ventilating duct for public sewer. 2. A fresh-air inlet shall be connected on the upstream side of this trap so as not to interfere with the cleanouts therein. 2, record 6, English, - fresh%2Dair%20inlet
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Obturateurs et buses (Composants mécaniques)
- Égouts et drainage
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- prise d'air
1, record 6, French, prise%20d%27air
correct, feminine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Dans un égout domestique, ouverture destinée à faciliter la ventilation. 1, record 6, French, - prise%20d%27air
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record 7 - internal organization data 1994-03-29
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- Hunting and Sport Fishing
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- bait trap
1, record 7, English, bait%20trap
correct
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
Record 7, Synonyms, English
Record 7, Textual support, English
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The main regulations governing sport fishing in the province of Quebec define the term bait trap as a small hoop-net, without wing or supporting guard, measuring no more than 60 cm in length and 25 cm in diameter and having no openings greater than 2. 5 cm in diameter. 2, record 7, English, - bait%20trap
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 2 OBS
A bait trap is used to catch fish or bait. 3, record 7, English, - bait%20trap
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Chasse et pêche sportive
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- bourolle
1, record 7, French, bourolle
correct, feminine noun
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
Record 7, Synonyms, French
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Dans les principales règles de la pêche sportive au Québec, le terme bourolle est défini comme étant un petit verveux, sans aile ni guideau, d'au plus 60 cm de longueur et 25 cm de diamètre, dont la plus petite ouverture de l'entonnoir ne dépasse pas 2,5 cm de diamètre. 2, record 7, French, - bourolle
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
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