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MOAT [6 records]

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Record 1 2024-09-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Aquaculture
CONT

By placing the hatchery tanks in a pond near the river, the [angler association] designers... created a moat to protect their [fish] stock. In order to assail the fish tanks, a would-be thief must cross 10 feet of moat, which stays at a cool 12-13 [degrees Celsius] even in the hottest part of the summer at a depth of three feet.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Aquaculture

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Acuicultura
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Record 2 2012-06-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Tunnels, Overpasses and Bridges
CONT

The drawbridge of ancient and medieval periods was built for military purposes. It was constructed to bridge the moat around the castle or fortified town and to be raised in case of attack. The open leaf also constituted an additional barricade across the entrance to the fortification. Many of these early structures were operated by a lever system. One end of the lever was connected to the free end of the span by chains, and the other was actually counterweighted. An arrangement of counterweights attached to chains running over pulleys and connected to the free end of the span was also much in use.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tunnels, viaducs et ponts
DEF

Pont mobile qui se lève ou s'abaisse à volonté de façon à interdire ou permettre le passage d'un fossé, l'accès à une porte de fortification.

OBS

pont-levis : ne pas confondre avec pont basculant.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Túneles, viaductos y puentes
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Record 3 2012-03-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Geology
DEF

A flute cast of a horseshoe-shaped moat eroded on the upcurrent side of a pebble, shell, or other obstacle.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Géologie
DEF

Moulage d'une cavité en fer à cheval creusée en amont d'un obstacle de petite taille (caillou, coquillage, etc.)

Key term(s)
  • empreinte en croissant
  • moulage en croissant

Spanish

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Record 4 2011-07-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Tectonics
DEF

A marginal depression at the foreland side of a mountain system.

CONT

The rising metamorphic welt and prograding thrust sheets provided clastic fill for the foredeep moat that progressively migrated eastward in front of the developing orogen.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tectonique
DEF

Zone affaissée bordant vers l'extérieur une chaîne de montagnes dans sa phase ultime de plissement.

OBS

Cette avant-fosse se remplit de débris provenant de l'érosion des reliefs naissants.

OBS

Antonyme : arrière-fosse.

Spanish

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Record 5 2007-10-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Geomorphology and Geomorphogeny
  • Fences and Enclosures
  • Landscape Architecture
DEF

A ditch full of water traditionally used as a landscape hazard.

OBS

Originally a defensive feature, moats came to be valued for ornamental reasons. A canal placed round a garden for decorative reasons can also be described as a moat.

OBS

moat : term used at Natural Resources Canada-Earth Sciences Sector.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
  • Enceintes et clôtures
  • Architecture paysagère
DEF

Fosse creusée en long pour délimiter des parcelles de terrain, pour faciliter l'écoulement des eaux, ou pour servir de défense, de rempart.

OBS

fossé : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre.

Spanish

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Record 6 2005-02-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Geology
CONT

... Anderson deposit in moat sediments in southwestern United States...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Géologie
CONT

[...] le gisement d'Anderson dans le sud-ouest des États-Unis, qu'on trouve dans des sédiments de remplissage de fossé volcanique [...]

Spanish

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