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YARD MAN [3 records]

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Record 1 2009-10-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Maritime Organizations
  • Maritime Law
CONT

ship: take a job on a ship: He shipped as cook.

CONT

Freedom! that word was locked up in the heart of man, guided by the Redeemer "ruleth all things well. "I succeeded in securing a situation with Capt. James Raymore, who kept a store corner of front and Christian streets, Philadelphia. He also kept a large wood yard adjoining the United States Navy Yard. Coming down form my lofty position as captain, I was obliged to ship as cook.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organisations maritimes
  • Droit maritime

Spanish

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Record 2 2005-07-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Weather Stations and Meteorological Instruments and Equipment
DEF

A type of pressure-plate anemometer in which the plate, restrained by a stiff spring, is held perpendicular to the wind.

CONT

Santorio Santorre [1625] describes the earliest normal-plate anemometer. A surface is held normal to the wind. His anemometer consists of a flat plate rising from the end of a steel yard. Being a medical man, Santorio was interested in anemometry to study how strong winds seemed to be good for some people and bad for others.

OBS

The wind-activated motion of the plate is measured electrically. The natural frequency of this system can be made high enough so that resonance magnification does no occur.

Key term(s)
  • normal plate anemometer

French

Domaine(s)
  • Stations, instruments et équipements météorologiques
OBS

Santorio (1561-1636), professeur de médecine théorique à Padoue (Italie) est le premier à introduire et systématiser en physiologie et en médecine la mesure de paramètres divers et vitaux à partir d'instruments : thermomètre, balance, hygromètre, anémomètre... conçus par lui.

Spanish

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Record 3 2002-10-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Occupation Names (General)
  • Rail Transport
DEF

A railroad man employed in yard service

French

Domaine(s)
  • Désignations des emplois (Généralités)
  • Transport par rail
DEF

Ouvrier chargé de faire l'attelage (ou le dételage) entre les matériels composant le train (locomotives, wagons, etc.).

DEF

Agent des chemins de fer qui relie les wagons entre eux.

CONT

Il est prévu d'équiper de l'attelage automatique tous les wagons d'Europe et d'URSS dans un délai d'une dizaine d'années, ce qui aura pour effet de supprimer la tâche pénible et parfois dangereuse de l'atteleur.

Spanish

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