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TURN ISLAND [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2000-01-26
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Road Traffic
- Road Safety
- Urban Planning
- Road Design
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- right-in/right-out island
1, record 1, English, right%2Din%2Fright%2Dout%20island
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A raised triangular island at an intersection approach which obstructs left turns and through movements to and from the intersecting street or driveway. 1, record 1, English, - right%2Din%2Fright%2Dout%20island
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
He explained the three proposed accesses to the property [one of which] would be a right-in and right-out only driveway with a controlling island so that no one could make a left turn in or out of the property. 2, record 1, English, - right%2Din%2Fright%2Dout%20island
Record 1, Key term(s)
- right-in right-out
- right-in right-out entrance
- right-in right-out entry
- right-in right-out driveway
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Circulation routière
- Sécurité routière
- Aménagement urbain
- Conception des voies de circulation
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- îlot tourne-à-droite
1, record 1, French, %C3%AElot%20tourne%2D%C3%A0%2Ddroite
proposal, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Îlot séparateur triangulaire érigé à l'approche d'une intersection de façon à forcer le virage à droite de la voie parallèle à l'îlot et à interdire le virage à gauche le la voie perpendiculaire. 1, record 1, French, - %C3%AElot%20tourne%2D%C3%A0%2Ddroite
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1999-08-12
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Geological and Other Scientific Names
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- Dashwood drift
1, record 2, English, Dashwood%20drift
correct, see observation, Canada
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A same designation could refer to a geographic or a geologic entity, sometimes with a slight variant in spelling or writing. It is important to distinguish one from the other and write each correctly according to the given context. 2, record 2, English, - Dashwood%20drift
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Quadra sediments on Vancouver Island in places overlie a till and associated sediments, the Dashwood Drift, which in turn rest on the non-glacial Mapleguard sediments. 3, record 2, English, - Dashwood%20drift
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 3 OBS
Quadra sediments on Vancouver Island in places overlie a till and associated sediments, the Dashwood Drift, which in turn rest on the non-glacial Mapleguard sediments. 3, record 2, English, - Dashwood%20drift
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Noms géologiques ou scientifiques
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- drift Dashwood
1, record 2, French, drift%20Dashwood
correct, see observation, masculine noun, Canada
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
La règle concernant la majuscule au générique d'un nom géologique demeure imprécise. Habituellement, les noms de divisions stratigraphiques portent la majuscule et les entités de moindre importance n'en portent pas. 2, record 2, French, - drift%20Dashwood
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Une même désignation peut se référer à une entité géographique et à une entité géologique, parfois avec une légère variante. Il importe de bien distinguer l'une de l'autre et d'utiliser la graphie correcte selon le contexte. 2, record 2, French, - drift%20Dashwood
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 3 OBS
Les sédiments de Quadra dans l'île de Vancouver recouvrent, par endroits un till et des sédiments associés, le drift Dashwood, sus-jacent aux sédiments non glaciaires de Mapleguard. 3, record 2, French, - drift%20Dashwood
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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