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Record 1 2021-01-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Protective Clothing
  • Military Equipment
CONT

The commonest helmet in India and Persia was the "top"(India) or "kulah khud"(Persia). It is bowl-shaped, either low and flat, or high and pointed, usually with a spike on the top and two or three plume holders on the front. It has a sliding nasal with both ends expanded into plates. When not in use the nasal could be fastened up out of the way by a link and hook, or by a set screw.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Vêtements de protection
  • Matériel militaire

Spanish

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Record 2 2016-03-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Facilities and Equipment (Wood Industries)
  • Woodworking
DEF

The angle between the cutting face of the top plate of a cutter link and the base of the link.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Installations et équipement (Industr. du bois)
  • Travail du bois
DEF

Angle formé par la face d'attaque d'une gouge de scie à chaîne et la base du maillon qui la retient.

Spanish

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Record 3 1998-11-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Facilities and Equipment (Wood Industries)
  • Woodworking
DEF

The angle between the top cutting edge of a cutter link and the [perpendicular] to its direction of travel, i. e. about 35° for general-purpose, cross-cut chain saws.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Installations et équipement (Industr. du bois)
  • Travail du bois
DEF

Angle formé par le tranchant de la partie supérieure d'une gouge de scie à chaîne avec la perpendiculaire à la direction prise par le maillon.

Spanish

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Record 4 1988-06-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Ignition Systems (Motor Vehicles)
CONT

Metal contacts around the top of the distributor cap form a link between de rotor and the spark plug cables.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Allumage (Véhicules automobiles)
CONT

(...) [Le distributeur] reçoit le courant haute tension de la bobine (...) et le distribue dans sa rotation aux plots de distribution du couvercle qui sont reliés aux bougies.

Spanish

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Record 5 1987-04-30

English

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

Landing gear visual indicators provide the flight crew with definite reference markings that can be physically checked to ascertain the position of the landing gear overcenter links while the airplane is airborne.... The main gear downlock visual indicators... are two red anodize stripes applied to each main gear downlock hinge.... The nosegear downlock visual indicators... consists of red anodize stripe applied to the upper and lower lock link assemblies at the breakover hinge point. When the nosegear is down and locked, a straight red anodize stripe is visible on the top side of the overcenter link when viewed through the peephole in flight compartment floor. When the nosegear is up and locked, a straight line of scotchlite tape is visible on the right side of the overcenter linkage extending across both upper and lower links, when viewed through the peephole in the flight compartment floor.

Key term(s)
  • downlock stripe
  • visual indicator stripe

French

Domaine(s)
  • Atterrisseur (Constructions aéronautiques)
OBS

repère visuel de verrouillage du train d'atterrissage : terme accepté par le Comité d'étude de la terminologie des cartes de travail du DC-9.

Spanish

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Record 6 1975-03-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Farm Tractors
  • Engines (Motor Vehicles)
OBS

length of the top link is also adjustable for leveling the implement from front to rear. Certain tractors incorporate draft sensing linkages in the attachment points of the lower links rather than the top link.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tracteurs agricoles
  • Moteur (Véhicules automobiles)
OBS

le tracteur, muni d'un système de détection de l'effort de traction de l'outil porté ou semi-porté, réagit par l'intermédiaire de son relevage hydraulique aux fluctuations de cet effort

Spanish

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