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TURN-AROUND [17 records]

Record 1 2025-05-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Engineering Tests and Reliability
  • Aeronautical Engineering and Maintenance
  • Air Materiel Maintenance
DEF

An inspection which combines the intent of after flight check and before flight check, carried out when conditions warrant a rapid turn around of specific aircraft.

CONT

Hydraulic reservoir - servicing. Hydraulic levels are checked at layover and higher checks and any time there is reason to suspect fluid loss. The level check is not required on a routine enroute check.

OBS

quick turn-around inspection; AB check : term and shortened form to be used by the Department of National Defence and the Canadian Forces.

Key term(s)
  • enroute station stop check

French

Domaine(s)
  • Fiabilité, contrôle et essais (Ingénierie)
  • Aérotechnique et maintenance
  • Maintenance du matériel de l'air
DEF

Vérification qui regroupe les vérifications avant et après-vol et qui est faite lorsque les conditions permettent une remise en œuvre rapide de l'aéronef.

OBS

inspection de rotation accélérée; vérification AB : terme et forme abrégée d’usage obligatoire au ministère de la Défense nationale et dans les Forces canadiennes.

OBS

vérification à l'escale : terme uniformisé par les Comités d'uniformisation de la terminologie aéronautique (CUTA) - Opérations aériennes.

OBS

vérification entre deux vols; vérification à l'escale : termes uniformisés par le Comité d’uniformisation de la terminologie aéronautique (CUTA) – Maintenance.

Spanish

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Record 2 2024-02-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Earth-based Stations
OBS

One of several ground stations, located in Japan and Australia, for determining the distance to a satellite by the response time to a radio signal, and determining the position of a satellite by triangulation.

CONT

The ground stations other than the CDA [Control and Data Acquisition] were unmanned and known as turn-around ranging stations(TARS)... This system of three ground stations provided three slant ranges to the satellite that allowed the location of the satellite to be determined geometrically...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Stations terriennes
OBS

Une des stations au sol, situées au Japon et en Australie, permettant par le procédé de triangulation de déterminer la distance d'un satellite (en mesurant le temps de réponse d'un signal radio) et de le localiser.

Spanish

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Record 3 2017-06-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Roads
  • Road Traffic
DEF

A space (as a widened section of a driveway) designed to permit the turning of a vehicle.

CONT

Disposal site. Site preparation includes a turn-around and excavation.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Voies de circulation
  • Circulation routière

Spanish

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Record 4 2016-02-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Personnel Management (General)
DEF

A form produced by an ADP system intended for future re-entry into a system, possibly with added data.

CONT

The Employee Summary is a turn-around document. First, it informs you of information currently contained in MRIS : second, it can be used to amend or update that information. No separate form is required for amendments.

OBS

turn-around pro forma. Source : Personnel-Pay Input Manual, section 2-1

French

Domaine(s)
  • Gestion du personnel (Généralités)
DEF

Formulaire conçu par un système TAD et destiné à être réintroduit plus tard avec des données supplémentaires, le cas échéant.

Spanish

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Record 5 2010-02-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Air Transport
CONT

... restricted against the operation of local turn-around services between St. John's and Gander...

OBS

See also "turn around".

French

Domaine(s)
  • Transport aérien
OBS

Il s'agit d'un service entre deux points déterminés, à l'exclusion de tout autre point. Il ne peut donc pas y avoir de point intermédiaire.

Spanish

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Record 6 2005-05-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Fire-Fighting Techniques
  • Brush, Prairie and Forest Fires
DEF

An initial and supporting fire bombing operation, with minimum turn-around time for airtankers, involving rapid and repeated dropping of large quantities of water or other short-term retardant, with the objective of holding the fire until complete control is achieved by ground personnel.

Key term(s)
  • liters of water per hour concept

French

Domaine(s)
  • Manœuvres d'intervention (incendies)
  • Incendies de végétation
DEF

Opération d'arrosage aérien initial et de soutien n'allouant qu'un minimum de temps de rotation aux avions-citernes.

OBS

L'opération implique des largages rapides et répétés de grandes quantités d'eau ou de retardant à court terme permettant de contenir l'incendie jusqu'à ce qu'une maîtrise totale soit accomplie par le personnel au sol.

Spanish

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Record 7 2002-12-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Track and Field
DEF

A course [that] follows a path out to a turn-around point where the runner is required to reverse direction and come back on the same roadway.

OBS

Road event (men/women).

Key term(s)
  • out and back course
  • out and back

French

Domaine(s)
  • Athlétisme
CONT

Course à pied 5 km - Parcours aller-retour plat, sur la piste cyclable longeant le Canal Rideau.

OBS

Épreuve sur route (hommes/femmes).

Key term(s)
  • parcours aller retour

Spanish

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Record 8 2002-11-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Spacecraft
  • Launching and Space Maneuvering
CONT

The ideal reusable launcher would be analogous to a normal aircraft in that it would be able to take off from many possible bases on Earth, enter the desired orbital plane, accelerate to orbital velocity, release its payload, de-orbit, dissipate its kinetic energy and land at the take-off base to be readied for its next flight after a quick turn-around. The vehicle would maintain physical integrity during a mission, would be flown ’very often’, and its cost per flight would be compatible with the value of the missions undertaken. The vehicle would also be able to abort its mission any time in the case of mishap and land intact with its payload. This ideal vehicle is the 'single-stage-to-orbit reusable rocket launcher’, or SSTO-RRL.

Key term(s)
  • single stage to orbit reusable rocket launcher

French

Domaine(s)
  • Engins spatiaux
  • Lancement et manœuvres dans l'espace
CONT

La NASA est responsable de la recherche et de la préparation de lanceurs futurs, en particulier le lanceur monoétage réutilisable Delta Clipper.

Spanish

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Record 9 2002-04-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Military Logistics
  • Military Transportation
DEF

A location where second-line transport takes delivery of combat supplies, mail and other items from corps transport.

OBS

Exchange points are only established when replenishment parks are too far back to permit second-line transport to draw from them in an acceptable turn-around time.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Logistique militaire
  • Transport militaire
DEF

Endroit où les transports de deuxième ligne reçoivent du matériel de combat, du courrier et d'autres articles du transport de corps.

OBS

Les lieux d'échange ne sont établis que lorsque les parcs de ravitaillement sont trop loin à l'arrière pour que les transports de deuxième ligne puissent s'y approvisionner dans un temps d'immobilisation acceptable.

Spanish

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Record 10 2002-01-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Types of Ships and Boats
  • River and Sea Navigation
  • Foreign Trade
OBS

Designed to load internally, barges specifically designed for the vessel. The concept is to quickly float the barges to the vessel(using tugs or ships wenches), load these barges through the rear of the vessel, then sails. Upon arrival at the foreign port, the reverse happens; barges are quickly floated away from the vessel and another set of waiting barges quickly are loaded. Designed for quick vessel turn-around. Usually crane-equipped; handles mostly breakbulk cargo.

Key term(s)
  • L.A.S.H. ship
  • L.A.S.H. vessel

French

Domaine(s)
  • Types de bateaux
  • Navigation fluviale et maritime
  • Commerce extérieur
CONT

Navires L.A.S.H. Le système L.A.S.H. [...] est celui de la majorité des portes-barges existants jusqu'à présent. Ce sont de grands navires, construits suivant trois variantes [...] Tous les navires portes-barges L.A.S.H. sont équipés d'un portique de levage de 510 t roulant sur ses rails à la vitesse de 50m/min.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Tipos de barcos
  • Navegación fluvial y marítima
  • Comercio exterior
Key term(s)
  • buque L.A.S.H.
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Record 11 1999-09-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Collective Agreements and Bargaining
OBS

"... for the purpose of avoiding payment of excess overtime on turn-around runs in passenger service... ".

French

Domaine(s)
  • Conventions collectives et négociations
OBS

«...afin d'éviter d'avoir à payer des heures supplémentaires excessives pour les navettes du service voyageurs...».

Spanish

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Record 12 1991-03-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Various Industries
  • Corporate Economics
CONT

Small, short-run manufacturers often have a competitive advantage over large, long-run manufacturers because of greater flexibility and shorter turn-around time.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Industries diverses
  • Économie de l'entreprise

Spanish

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Record 13 1991-03-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Various Industries
  • Corporate Economics
CONT

Small, short-run manufacturers often have a competitive advantage over large, long-run manufacturers because of greater flexibility and shorter turn-around times.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Industries diverses
  • Économie de l'entreprise

Spanish

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Record 14 1985-02-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Flights (Air Transport)
CONT

In this section [General Terminal Fees] "turn-around flight" means a flight between any two points in Canada or between a point in Canada and a point in the United States in accordance with a regular scheduled service published in the general schedule or service pattern filed by an air carrier.

Key term(s)
  • turnaround flight

French

Domaine(s)
  • Vols (Transport aérien)
CONT

Dans le présent article, [Taxes générales d'aérogare] "trajet de retour" désigne le vol d'un aéronef entre deux endroits situés au Canada ou entre un endroit situé au Canada et un endroit situé aux États-Unis, conformément à un service régulier, correspondant à l'horaire officiel ou aux lignes du réseau, tel que publié par un transporteur aérien.

Spanish

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Record 15 1982-02-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Tracks and Roadways (Rail Transport)
OBS

Nouvelle section de l'atelier diesels. C'est là où les locomotives stationnent afin d’être ravitaillées en carburant, sable, etc. Les voies sont en ligne droite :"turn-around" n’ a aucun rapport avec le fait de tourner ou de contourner.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Voies ferrées

Spanish

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Record 16 1980-06-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Collective Agreements and Bargaining
OBS

"... trainmen will be notified when called whether for a straight-away or turn-around service... ".

French

Domaine(s)
  • Conventions collectives et négociations
OBS

"...quand on les appelle, on doit dire aux agents s'il s'agit d'un service aller simple ou d'un service...".

Spanish

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Record 17 1980-06-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Collective Agreements and Bargaining
OBS

"... nothing in this agreement is understood to prevent adjustment of runs in short turn-around and... ".

French

Domaine(s)
  • Conventions collectives et négociations
OBS

"...rien dans la présente convention n'est censé empêcher le remaniement des parcours des courtes navettes et...".

Spanish

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