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WOOD DUCK [2 records]

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Record 1 2002-06-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Toponymy
  • Hydrology and Hydrography
DEF

Narrow stretch of water, either an inlet or a connection between two bodies of water.

CONT

Inman Channel, Sask.

CONT

Wood Duck Alley, Ont.

CONT

Bensons Rift, Ont.

CONT

Rolling Roadstead, B.C.

CONT

Hurin Throughlet, N.W.T.

CONT

Second Island Outlet, Ont.

OBS

channel: widely used generic.

OBS

alley: uncommon; generic used in Ont.

OBS

rift: rare; generic used in Ont.

OBS

roadstead: rare; generic used in B.C.

OBS

throughlet: rare; generic used in N.W.T.

OBS

outlet: uncommon: generic used in Ont.

OBS

channel; rift; alley; roadstead; throughlet; outlet : terms and definition validated by the Geographical Names Board of Canada (GNBC) (formerly named the Canadian Permanent Committee on Geographical Names -- CPCGN) within the scope of its glossary (BT-176) which is the first authoritative publication on generics in use in Canada.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Toponymie
  • Hydrologie et hydrographie
DEF

Voie navigable naturelle ou aménagée entre des terres ou des hauts-fonds.

CONT

Chenal des Grands Voiliers, Québec.

CONT

Revillon Coupé, Alb.

OBS

chenal : on entend également le terme «chenail» pour chenal au Québec et dans les régions d'expression française des Maritimes. Générique attesté dans plusieurs provinces.

OBS

coupé : rare. Générique attesté en Alberta.

OBS

chenal : terme et définition uniformisés par la Commission de toponymie du Canada (CTC) (anciennement appelée le Comité permanent canadien des noms géographiques -- CPCNG) dans le cadre du glossaire (BT-176) faisant autorité sur la question des génériques en usage au Canada.

OBS

coupé : terme et définition uniformisés par la Commission de toponymie du Canada (CTC) (anciennement appelée le Comité permanent canadien des noms géographiques -- CPCNG) dans le cadre du glossaire (BT-176) faisant autorité sur la question des génériques en usage au Canada. Ce terme s'ajoute à la liste officielle des nouveaux génériques uniformisés depuis la parution du BT-176 en 1987, et est maintenant publié dans l'Actualité terminologique, Vol. 32,3 - Supplément, 1999.

Key term(s)
  • chenail

Spanish

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Record 2 1993-04-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Anti-pollution Measures
  • Birds
CONT

Duck boxes are nesting boxes for ducks, made of wood. Their size depends on species. [Source : Sara Baker, of the "Environmental Citizenship Initiative", in Edmonton. ]

CONT

Private landowners are learning to share their property with wildlife in Strathcona County, Alberta. ConservACTION, a program consisting of more than 600 projects, is led by the Sherwood Park Fish and Game Association. ... 56 duck boxes, 2,050 bird boxes and 400 nesting rafts have been installed.

OBS

"nesting-box; nest-box": A box provided for a domestic fowl or other bird to make its nest in.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mesures antipollution
  • Oiseaux
OBS

«nichoir» : Nid artificiel qu'on suspend aux arbres pour faciliter la reproduction des oiseaux.

Spanish

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