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WOOD BOX [26 records]

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Record 1 2022-06-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Rolling Stock (Railroads)
  • Freight Service (Rail Transport)
DEF

A box car having inside car-lining and outside sheathing which may be either wood or steel.

CONT

Three experimental cars were produced. One was a double-sheathed car with the framing sandwiched between the wood sheaths.

OBS

double-sheathed car: designation and definition standardized by the Canadian General Standards Board.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Matériel roulant (Chemins de fer)
  • Trafic marchandises (Transport par rail)
DEF

Wagon couvert qui comporte des revêtements intérieur et extérieur qui peuvent être en bois ou en acier.

OBS

wagon à revêtement double : désignation et définition normalisées par l'Office des normes générales du Canada.

Spanish

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Record 2 2015-01-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Funeral Services
DEF

An unfinished wood box or other non-metal receptacle without ornamentation, often made of fiberboard, pressed wood or composition materials, and generally lower in cost than caskets.

OBS

Alternative containers include green caskets and green urns.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pompes funèbres
CONT

Sur le marché de la mort se développe ces dernières années la tendance de s'offrir une enveloppe écologique comme dernière demeure. [...] Plusieurs variantes écologiques existent telles que des cercueils ou urnes en laine, des cercueils en carton ou des cercueils en osier.

Spanish

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Record 3 2012-04-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Sewers and Drainage
CONT

Several types of culverts are used including : open bottom/bottomless arch, pipe arch, box, and circular/cylindrical. Box type culverts are generally made from wood or concrete while other types are made from plastic, concrete or, most commonly, corrugated steel.

OBS

If properly designed and installed, does not limit fish passage. Can constrict stream width and create high velocities.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Égouts et drainage
CONT

Il existe plusieurs types de ponceaux : ponceaux à arche classique; ponceaux à tuyau arqué; ponceaux à dalot; ponceaux à tuyau rond; etc. Les ponceaux à dalot sont d'ordinaire construits en bois ou en béton, tandis que les autres sont munis de tuyaux de plastique, de béton ou, plus couramment, d'acier ondulé.

OBS

Ne limite pas le passage du poisson s'il est conçu et installé correctement. Peut limiter la largeur du cours d'eau et créer de fortes vitesses d'écoulement.

Spanish

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Record 4 2012-04-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Sewers and Drainage
CONT

Several types of culverts are used including : open bottom/bottomless arch, pipe arch, box, and circular/cylindrical. Box type culverts are generally made from wood or concrete while other types are made from plastic, concrete or, most commonly, corrugated steel.

OBS

Maintains natural bottom substrate. Water velocities do not significantly change.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Égouts et drainage
CONT

Il existe plusieurs types de ponceaux : ponceaux à arche classique; ponceaux à tuyau arqué; ponceaux à dalot; ponceaux à tuyau rond; etc. Les ponceaux à dalot sont d'ordinaire construits en bois ou en béton, tandis que les autres sont munis de tuyaux de plastique, de béton ou, plus couramment, d'acier ondulé.

OBS

Conserve le substrat de fond naturel. Ne modifie pas la vitesse de l'eau de façon significative.

Spanish

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Record 5 2012-04-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Sewers and Drainage
CONT

Several types of culverts are used including : open bottom/bottomless arch, pipe arch, box, and circular/cylindrical. Box type culverts are generally made from wood or concrete while other types are made from plastic, concrete or, most commonly, corrugated steel.

OBS

Can be designed to accommodate natural stream width.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Égouts et drainage
CONT

Il existe plusieurs types de ponceaux : ponceaux à arche classique; ponceaux à tuyau arqué; ponceaux à dalot; ponceaux à tuyau rond; etc. Les ponceaux à dalot sont d'ordinaire construits en bois ou en béton, tandis que les autres sont munis de tuyaux de plastique, de béton ou, plus couramment, d'acier ondulé.

OBS

S'adapte à la largeur naturelle du cours d'eau.

Spanish

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Record 6 2012-04-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Sewers and Drainage
CONT

Several types of culverts are used including : open bottom/bottomless arch, pipe arch, box, and circular/cylindrical. Box type culverts are generally made from wood or concrete while other types are made from plastic, concrete or, most commonly, corrugated steel.

OBS

Good for low clearance installations. Wide bottom area allows for retention of natural substrates.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Égouts et drainage
CONT

Il existe plusieurs types de ponceaux : ponceaux à arche classique; ponceaux à tuyau arqué; ponceaux à dalot; ponceaux à tuyau rond; etc. Les ponceaux à dalot sont d'ordinaire construits en bois ou en béton, tandis que les autres sont munis de tuyaux de plastique, de béton ou, plus couramment, d'acier ondulé.

OBS

Convient aux installations à faible dégagement. Grande surface intérieure permettant la rétention des substrats naturels.

Spanish

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Record 7 2011-05-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Aircraft Airframe
DEF

A wood spar in the form of a box or a square.

CONT

Spars are the principal structural members of the wing. They correspond to the longerons of the fuselage. They run parallel to the lateral axis, or toward the tip of the wing, and are usually attached to the fuselage by wing fittings, plain beams, or a truss system. Wooden spars can be generally classified into four different types by their cross sectional configuration. ... they may be partly hollow, in the shape of a box, solid or laminated, rectangular in shape, or in the form of an I-beam. ... A box spar ... is built up from plywood and solid spruce.

OBS

box spar: term standardized by ISO.

Key term(s)
  • double web spar

French

Domaine(s)
  • Cellule d'aéronefs
DEF

Longeron en bois ayant la forme d'une boîte ou d'un carré.

OBS

longeron-caisson : terme normalisé par l'ISO.

OBS

longeron caisson; longeron en caisson : termes uniformisés par le Comité d'uniformisation de la terminologie aéronautique (CUTA) - Maintenance.

Spanish

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Record 8 2010-09-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Concrete Facilities and Equipment
  • Placement of Concrete
DEF

A device for placing concrete underwater [that] consists of a large metal tube with a hopper at the top end and a valve arrangement at the submerged end.

CONT

At the start of concreting the trémie pipe is full of water and this must be expelled by a suitable plug placed in the hopper to separate the water from the concrete. ... If a concrete pump can reach the same distance as the trémie, it may be able to replace the trémie completely.

OBS

A box or frame of wood or metal used for depositing concrete under water. Its upper section forms a hopper above water to receive the concrete, and it may be moved laterally or vertically by any suitable device, as a travelling crane.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Outillage et installations (Bétonnage)
  • Mise en place du béton
DEF

Dispositif servant à placer du béton sous l'eau [qui] comprend un tube métallique de gros calibre relié à un réservoir, ainsi qu'un système de soupapes à l'extrémité submergée.

OBS

[...] en forme de pyramide renversée par lequel on fait couler du mortier, du béton.

OBS

trémie : terme et définition uniformisés par le Groupe de travail de terminologie du génie.

Spanish

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Record 9 2010-05-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Foundry Practice
DEF

A type of tapered moulding box, usually made in light alloy or wood, that is used for small and shallow castings.

OBS

The box is without lid or bottom and has a hinge at one corner and a fastener at the diagonally opposite corner. ... Also called "slip-flask." If the flask is not removed before pouring it is called a "tight-flask."

Key term(s)
  • snap-flask
  • slip flask
  • tight flask

French

Domaine(s)
  • Fonderie
Key term(s)
  • châssis à démotter

Spanish

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Record 10 2007-08-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Burners and Steamfitting
  • Biomass Energy
DEF

A type of biomass combustion burner in which a pile of fuel burns on the grates.

OBS

Primary combustion air comes from above the grates, not below.

CONT

The boilers are fed wood fuel from the main fuel bin located adjacent to the boiler house. The boilers are the "pile burner" type, which burn wood in a large pile on the floor of a refractory lined furnace box. Combustion efficiency with this type of boiler is generally low but pile burners are simple and therefore relatively inexpensive. Low combustion efficiency also means that emissions such as particulates and carbon monoxide are relatively high. One notable advantage to these systems is that high moisture content fuels can be burned as well as "dirty" fuels containing debris.

CONT

Pile burner: Boilers incorporating a pile burning design find applications where the anticipated wood fuel has a high (up to 65%) relative moisture content, as is found in whole green tree chips, bark, and green mill residue. Grates serve to support the fuel, and underfire air flowing up through the grates provides oxygen for combustion, cools the grates, promotes turbulence in the fuel bed, and dries the fuel. The most common form of pile burning is the Dutch oven, which was used almost exclusively during the early part of the century (Guinn and Turner 1990).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Fumisterie et brûleurs
  • Énergie de la biomasse
CONT

Le combustible de bois sec est mélangé à de la sciure de bois vert afin de produire un mélange de combustible qui convienne aux brûleurs de biomasse [...]

Spanish

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Record 11 2006-10-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Track and Field
CONT

The take-off for the pole vault shall be from a box made of wood, metal or some other suitable material which shall be sunk level with the ground.

Key term(s)
  • planting pit

French

Domaine(s)
  • Athlétisme
DEF

Boîte d'appel dans laquelle le sauteur pique la pointe de la perche pour s'enlever.

CONT

L'appel pour la perche se fera à partir d'une boîte en bois, en métal ou en quelque autre matériau approprié rigide, dénommé «bac d'appel». Ce bac sera enfoncé de niveau avec la piste.

CONT

La perche glisse d'abord dans le butoir dont elle atteint le fond en se bloquant au moment où le pied gauche se pose au sol dans l'axe et à plat.

OBS

D'après Jean-Paul Baert, Entraîneur national, le terme «bac d'appel» est d'usage international. Toutefois, le terme «butoir» est plus couramment employé par les experts en athlétisme comme synonyme de «bac d'appel», bien qu'au sens propre, le terme «butoir» signifie «la planche à l'arrière du bac d'appel».

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Atletismo
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Record 12 2006-05-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Interior Decorations
CONT

Is your house heated by big clunky radiators? Are they eyesores that are taking up valuable space in each room? If so, you can build custom radiator covers that will attractively hide the metal monsters and provide you with a convenient shelf for storage or decorative pieces.... A radiator cover is essentially a 3-sided box with a top. The front of the box will be a frame that contains a screen. The top and two sides will be solid pieces of wood.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Décoration intérieure
DEF

Revêtement ou élément d'ameublement grillagé, destiné à cacher un radiateur d'appartement.

OBS

Pluriel : des cache-radiateurs.

OBS

cache-radiateurs (pl.) : Cette graphie, puisée des Rectifications de l'orthographe recommandées par le Conseil supérieur de la langue française, est attestée dans le Petit Robert (2004).

Spanish

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Record 13 2004-09-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Beekeeping
DEF

A small box of wire and wood used for transporting and introducing queens.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Élevage des abeilles
DEF

Une petite boîte en fil de fer ou en treillis et en bois utilisée pour le transport et l'introduction des reines.

CONT

À l'origine fabriquée avec un peu de toile métallique, la cage à reine s'est transformée en une petite boîte grillagée en plastique ou en bois.

Spanish

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Record 14 2003-07-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Taps and Plumbing Accessories
  • Water Distribution (Water Supply)
  • Irrigation (Civil Engineering)
DEF

A metallic or concrete box or vault set over a valve stem and rising to the ground surface, to allow access to the stem in opening and closing the valve. A cover is usually provided at the surface to keep out dirt and debris.

DEF

A steel, wood, fiberglass, or concrete box built in the ground to hold and protect irrigation valves.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Robinetterie et accessoires
  • Distribution de l'eau
  • Irrigation (Génie civil)
DEF

Petit coffret ou petit puits de maçonnerie enterré qui permet d'accéder à un robinet d'arrêt ou de prise d'eau.

Spanish

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Record 15 1999-02-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • String Instruments
CONT

The Appalachian Dulcimer is a partly fretted member of the zither family. Derived from similar zithers originating in northern Europe ... the instrument joined the "folk-revival" [during the 1950’s].

OBS

dulcimer : A plucked folk instrument of uncertain ancestry but with features derived from the German Scheithol and the Swedish hummel, played in the southern Appalachian Mountains of the U. S. It consists of an elongated oval sound box of wood, about a yard long and nine inches wide, on which is mounted a narrow fretted fingerboard.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Instruments de musique à cordes
DEF

Cithare à cordes pincées qui se joue avec des baguettes.

Spanish

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Record 16 1999-01-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Packaging in Wood
  • Wood Industries
DEF

A box made of wood, which is set up by fastening top, sides and bottom to the ends with nails.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Emballages en bois
  • Industrie du bois
CONT

Les caisses en bois clouée [...] pour lesquelles les dernières améliorations techniques ont surtout concerné l'assemblage avec : les pointes traitées chimiquement [...] les pointes torsadées; les pointes pose-vis, dévissables.

Spanish

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Record 17 1998-12-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Special Packaging
DEF

A container that carries a quantity of material which is in a free-flowing liquid or dry state and contained within industrial packaging without the use of inner containers.

CONT

Intermediate bulk containers(IBCs), also called semibulk containers, are larger than conventional drums and heavy-duty shipping bags but smaller than a bulk vehicle(eg. a tanker truck). One of its major distinguishing features is the absence of protrusions(eg, bilges) for manual handling. It is, by definition, designed for mechanical handling... IBCs contain the product directly, unlike box pallets... which generally contain packaged products. IBCs are available in many different materials. Those that carry solids are generally made of rigid or collapsible metal, rigid plastics; corrugated paperboard; wood or reconstituted wood; heavy-duty coated fabric; or plastic-tape fabric. Those that carry liquids are generally made of rigid metal; rigid plastic; corrugated paperboard; or flexible materials(eg, rubber-coated fabric, or polyurethane film).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Emballages spéciaux
OBS

«Grand récipient pour vrac» est le terme recommandé par le comité d'experts des Nations Unies à Genève, qui s'est penché sur la question du transport des marchandises dangereuses. Quant à «conteneur semi-vrac», il a été utilisé par le groupe de travail 7 du sous-comité 3 du Comité européen de normalisation technique de l'emballage.

Spanish

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Record 18 1998-03-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Packaging in Wood
  • Wood Products
DEF

Natural boards sawn for box manufacture.

OBS

Compare with "box wood", "box timber".

French

Domaine(s)
  • Emballages en bois
  • Produits du bois
DEF

Produit du sciage destiné à la fabrication de caisses.

CONT

[...] des planches de caisserie assemblées en panneaux destinés à constituer des caisses sont des panneaux de caisse.

OBS

Ne pas confondre avec «bois de caisserie».

OBS

layetier : Artisan qui fabriquait des caisses et emballages en bois.

OBS

Pour plus de renseignements sur la terminologie des emballages en bois (caisses), prière de consulter la norme française homologuée NF H03-001.

Spanish

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Record 19 1993-07-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Freight Service (Rail Transport)
DEF

An aluminum or a wood and steel combination bar with locking devices at each end that fit and lock to belt rails in DF box cars to provide longitudinal restraint for loading.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Trafic marchandises (Transport par rail)
DEF

Barre en aluminium ou barre en bois munie d'embouts d'acier qu'on enclenche dans des rails d'arrimage horizontaux pour immobiliser une charge. Elle fait partie de l'équipement d'un wagon DF.

Spanish

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Record 20 1987-04-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Food Preservation and Canning
DEF

A large steam chest of wood or metal which removes the air in the headspace of a can. Steam replaces the air in the can and then condenses during the cooling period, leaving a partial vacuum. Also called a steam box. Follows the clinching process.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Conservation des aliments et conserverie
OBS

(Les petites conserveries, p. 141. Confirmé par la Compagnie American Can qui emploie aussi "tunnel de pré-chauffage".)

Spanish

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Record 21 1986-11-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Skiing and Snowboarding
  • Sports Equipment and Accessories
  • Sports Equipment Manufacture
CONT

Torsion box construction requires more steps than other methods and is hence more expensive. A foam or wood core is wrapped with wet fibreglass, then dried. Later, base, topsheet and reinforcements are glued under pressure to the core.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Ski et surf des neiges
  • Équipement et accessoires de sport
  • Fabrication des équipements sportifs
CONT

[La] construction à caisse de torsion coûte plus cher parce qu'il se fait en plusieurs étapes. Il s'agit d'enrober de fibre de verre humide un noyau de bois ou de mousse, puis de laisser sécher. Plus tard, la semelle, la couche supérieure et les renforts sont collés au noyau sous pression.

Spanish

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Record 22 1985-07-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Packaging Techniques
OBS

See fig. 69, Fibreboard fitments for wood frame end box, in UNP-1, 1973, p. 87.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Techniques d'emballage

Spanish

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Record 23 1985-07-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Packaging Techniques
OBS

See fig. 68, Fibreboard fitments for wood frame end box, in UNP-1, 1973, p. 87.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Techniques d'emballage

Spanish

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Record 24 1985-04-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Packaging in Wood
DEF

Similar to a wood frame end fibreboard box, but the ends are made entirely of wood.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Emballages en bois
DEF

Caisse analogue à une caisse en carton renforcée aux extrémités par un cadre de bois, avec cette différence que ses extrémités sont entièrement en bois.

Spanish

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Record 25 1984-12-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Packaging in Wood
DEF

Strip of wood added to a box, crate, barrel, etc. to strengthen it.

OBS

See fig. 53.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Emballages en bois
DEF

Traverses de bois fixées à une caisse, un fût, etc. pour les renforcer.

DEF

(tasseau) : Pièce de bois de petite section, servant à soutenir, à maintenir, à caler une autre pièce (...)

Spanish

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Record 26 1980-04-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Packaging
  • Shipping and Delivery
OBS

A nailed wood box having cleats inside or outside on one or more sides and/or ends, to reinforce the box and to increase the nailing area.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Emballages
  • Expédition et livraison
OBS

Boîte en bois, clouée, dont un ou plusieurs côtés et/ou les extrémités sont pourvus de liteaux à l'intérieur ou à l'extérieur, afin de renforcer la boîte et accroître la superficie de clouage.

Spanish

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