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ROPE BAG [8 records]

Record 1 2019-10-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Commercial Fishing
DEF

A piece of wire or rope loosely encircling the circumference of the [trawl] codend or the strengthening bag, if any, and attached to it by means of loops or rings.

CONT

A splitting strap or halving becket is needed to divide the catch in a [trawl] codend into parts of a size convenient for lifting aboard. ... The strap is a ... polyethylene rope threaded through ... plastic rings ...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pêche commerciale
DEF

Cordage ou câble entourant la circonférence du cul du chalut ou de l'éventuel fourreau de renforcement et fixé à ce dernier par des boucles ou des anneaux.

CONT

Une erse particulière, l'erse de levage ou l'erse de cul, entoure le cul en glissant librement à travers des boucles, des cosses ou des anneaux en plastique. Resserrée, elle ferme le cul vers l'avant.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Pesca comercial
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Record 2 2019-02-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Commercial Fishing
CONT

In bag nets or trawls, the upper edge of the mouth or opening to the bag is supported by a head rope, usually... floated by corks or balls of glass or metal.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pêche commerciale
CONT

[…] l'ouverture verticale du chalut et particulièrement la forme en arc de cercle de la corde de dos est assurée par […] l'apposition d'une série de […] boules […]. La flottabilité […] dépend de la densité du matériau (verre, plastique ou aluminium), du volume et de la conception du flotteur qui peut comporter un trou central ou des oreilles pour le fixer à la ralingue.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Pesca comercial
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Record 3 2017-12-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Postal Equipment and Supplies
DEF

A mail bag, with a device for securing, which is closed by pulling both ends of a thin rope looped through eyelets at the top and secured by closing a locking arm; the loose ropes are looped into a bow to avoid injury when the bag is handled.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Matériel et fournitures (Postes)

Spanish

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Record 4 2012-10-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Underwater Diving (Sports)
CONT

A bag test involves the use of a sand bag that is loaded with enough material to make the bag just heavy enough for the circumstances worked in(approximately 3-5lbs). It should be secured to a 3/8” rope that is long enough to reach the entire upstream portion of the structure where the diver will be working plus a control area of at least 5m around the proposed work site.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Plongée sous-marine (Sports)

Spanish

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Record 5 2010-03-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mountain Sports
DEF

a portable bag that holds your rope.

CONT

These bags protect your rope from the sun, dirt, and other harmful substances... But the best rope bags... allow you to easily pull the rope from the bag. This means that you can belay directly from the rope bag, or tie the bag to you and rappel with it.

OBS

Many rope bags contain an incorporated tarp.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sports de montagne
CONT

Sac à corde Expé. Ce sac protégera votre corde contre les effets néfastes de l'abrasion, des salissures et des U.V.

CONT

Les sacs à cordes sont de plus en plus utilisés par des grimpeurs modernes.

OBS

Le sac à corde est souvent équipé d'un tapis à corde intégré.

Spanish

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Record 6 2009-04-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Operations (Air Forces)
  • Airborne Forces
DEF

A bag attached to the parachutist’s leg and which contains various equipments.

OBS

After the parachute opening, this bag released and is left suspended to a rope which comes in contact with the ground before the parachutist.

OBS

The source language of CFP-121-5A could not be determined.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Opérations (Forces aériennes)
  • Forces aéroportées
DEF

Sac fixé à la jambe du parachutiste et qui contient divers équipements.

OBS

Après l'ouverture du parachute, ce sac est libéré et reste suspendu à une corde qui lui permet de prendre contact avec le sol avant le parachutiste.

OBS

gaine de jambe : terme uniformisé par le Ministère de la défense de la France.

Spanish

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Record 7 1997-02-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Physical Fitness Training and Bodybuilding
  • Physical Education, Coaching and Sport Psychology
  • Boxing
OBS

A type of boxing done as fitness exercices and in which one trains as a boxer would do(warm-up exercises, sit-ups, rope dancing, punching against a heavy bag or an opponent's gloves, etc.), but without having a real fight against an opponent.

Key term(s)
  • boxercice
  • boxexercice

French

Domaine(s)
  • Conditionnement physique et culturisme
  • Éducation physique, entraînement des athlètes et psychologie du sport
  • Boxe
DEF

Genre de boxe servant d'exercices de mise en forme; il s'agit de s'entraîner comme un boxeur le fait (exercices d'échauffement, redressements assis, sauts à la corde, coups contre la résistance d'un sac d'entraînement ou des gants d'un adversaire, etc.) mais sans livrer de combat.

OBS

Explications fournies dans un reportage à l'émission «Ce soir» en provenance d'Ottawa, le 27 janvier 1997.

Key term(s)
  • boxexercice
  • boxexercise
  • boxercice
  • boxercise

Spanish

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Record 8 1995-04-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mountain Sports
DEF

Protective mat serving as a base of operations for rope from which to belay and protects the rope from sand and other harmful substances on the ground. [Definition proposed by Mountain Equipment Co-op in Toronto]

CONT

Concealed in [an] elongate stuff bag is a 4’ x 5’ nylon oxford tarp--your new base of operations! After a climbing session, flake your rope back onto the tarp, roll into the sack and compress...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sports de montagne
DEF

Tapis qui recueille votre corde en vrac, et la protège des salissures du sol.

CONT

[...] pour préserver les qualités de la corde, toujours utiliser un sac à corde ou un tapis pour garder une corde propre.

Spanish

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