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Record 1 2015-06-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Horse Racing and Equestrian Sports
CONT

The open ditch is similar to a plain fence but its spread is 11 ft. This extra spread is due to an open ditch on the take-off side.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Courses hippiques et sports équestres
DEF

Côté du départ, par lequel un obstacle est prévu pour être abordé.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Carreras de caballos y deportes ecuestres
CONT

Si el caballo se acerca al lugar de batida a gran velocidad, dispondrá de poco tiempo para crear el impulso vertical, el ángulo de despegue de la velocidad será menor y, por tanto, el vuelo será mas raso, con el consiguiente riesgo de derribar el obstáculo.

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Record 2 2015-02-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Sewers and Drainage
  • Road Construction
DEF

A hollowed channel running at the side or (less commonly) along the middle of the street, to carry away the surface water.

DEF

Small drainage ditch on each side of a road or near the sidewalk.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Égouts et drainage
  • Construction des voies de circulation
DEF

Partie latérale basse d'une chaussée bordée par un trottoir et destinée à recueillir les eaux fluviales pour les conduire à l'égout.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Alcantarillas y drenaje
  • Construcción de carreteras
DEF

Zanja que hay a cada lado de los caminos y carreteras para recoger las aguas de lluvia.

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Record 3 2011-06-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Horse Racing and Equestrian Sports
  • Horse Husbandry
DEF

A spread fence with a small guardrail or hedge on the take-off side(about 65 cm high) and a ditch full of water between 4 m and 5 m in width. The limit of the jump is clearly marked on the landing side...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Courses hippiques et sports équestres
  • Élevage des chevaux
DEF

Obstacle artificiel formé par une pièce d'eau que doivent franchir les chevaux dans un steeplechase ou au concours hippique (saut d'obstacles).

CONT

Le plus spectaculaire est la rivière des tribunes : 4,30 m de largeur d'eau, précédé d'une haie de 1 m de hauteur sur 0,08 m de largeur. Il faut un saut de 8 m pour la franchir.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Carreras de caballos y deportes ecuestres
  • Cría de ganado caballar
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Record 4 2010-04-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Construction Site Equipment
  • Earthmoving
CONT

Could you please describe what is meant by hoe "ditch requirement"?... Typically, ditch excavation across the Prairies, of course, is undertaken by a wheel ditcher, a large bucket wheel trencher that excavates the material on to a conveyor belt and moves it off to the side of the trench line. A hoe ditch is a backhoe--you know, a Cat 235, 245, that type of equipment--that you have to utilize to excavate a trench where you have a fairly severe bend, because these bucket wheel ditchers can only go in a straight line, essentially.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Matériel de chantier
  • Terrassement
DEF

Trancheuse fonctionnant à l'aide d'une roue, généralement munie de godets dont les bords sont dentés, permettant de creuser des tranchées et d'en évacuer les déblais. [Définition normalisée par l'Office québécois de la langue française (OQLF).]

OBS

trancheuse à roue : terme normalisé par l'Office québécois de la langue française (OQLF).

Spanish

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Record 5 2003-06-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Farm Implements and Gardening Tools
CONT

[The] irrigation ditch bank trimmer... utilizes the same side mounted gantry as the cereal plot trimmer... The cereal cutting heads are removed and a single flail-type cutting head 60 cm in width is suspended from a moveable carriage.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Outillage agricole et horticole

Spanish

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Record 6 2003-06-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Farm Implements and Gardening Tools
CONT

[The] irrigation ditch bank trimmer... utilizes the same side mounted gantry as the cereal plot trimmer... The cereal cutting heads are removed and a single flail-type cutting head 60 cm in width is suspended from a moveable carriage. The angle of the cutting head can be adjusted to match the slope of the ditch by means of a 12 V actuator. The cutting head can also be raised and lowered hydraulically. A pass on each side of the ditch will normall trim the ditch sufficiently.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Outillage agricole et horticole

Spanish

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Record 7 2003-06-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Farm Implements and Gardening Tools
CONT

[The] irrigation ditch bank trimmer... utilizes the same side mounted gantry as the cereal plot trimmer... The cereal cutting heads are removed and a single flail-type cutting head 60 cm in width is suspended from a moveable carriage.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Outillage agricole et horticole

Spanish

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Record 8 2000-02-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Site Development
  • Geomorphology and Geomorphogeny
DEF

A nearly vertical sometimes walled side of a ditch below the parapet of a fortification.

CONT

scarp and dip: in geology, the two slopes formed when a sedimentary bed outcrops as a landscape feature. The scarp is the slope that cuts across the bedding plane; the dip is the opposite slope which follows the bedding plane. The scarp is usually steep, while the dip is a gentle slope.

Key term(s)
  • scarp of a ditch
  • ditch scarp
  • scarp and dip

French

Domaine(s)
  • Aménagement du terrain
  • Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
DEF

Talus de terre ou de maçonnerie construit au-dessus du fossé, du côté de la place.

Spanish

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Record 9 1975-03-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Bodywork and Framework (Motor Vehicles)
  • Servicing and Maintenance (Motor Vehicles and Bicycles)
CONT

A frame twist is a misalignment caused by the vehicle's rolling over or going into a ditch. The frame side members are not parallel to each other in the horizontal plane.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Carrosserie, caisse et châssis (Véhicules automobiles)
  • Entretien et réparation (Véhicules automobiles et bicyclettes)
DEF

Action de gauchir, son résultat.

OBS

gauchir : en parlant des choses planes. Perdre sa forme, se contourner. Règle, planche qui gauchit.

Spanish

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