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ENGAGED LINE [6 records]

Record 1 2022-01-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Commercial Fishing
CONT

The hauling line connected to the end of the net is taken from a crew member in the skiff and hauled aboard. A messenger line from the second purse drum is connected to the purse line at the bag end by sister clips and both that drum and the main purse drum that has contained the purse line during setting are engaged and the pursing begins.

OBS

[The terms "pursing drum" and "purse drum" apply to a] purse seiner.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pêche commerciale
OBS

tambour de boursage : [se dit] d'un senneur [à senne coulissante].

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Pesca comercial
CONT

La ventaja más importante es que el sistema de tambor se puede operar con menos marineros. Sin embargo, es ilegal utilizar un tambor de cerco en el estado de Alaska.

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Record 2 2020-08-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Military Tactics
  • Field Artillery
CONT

The opening line... was always positioned in front of the enemy's most forward positions. Medium artillery had to engage lines at least 300 yards... back from the opening line. Field gun safety distances for dismounted infantry were 150 yards if the line of fire was overhead and 200 yards if fire was from a flank. The opening line was engaged... long enough for the assaulting troops to move from their start line to within 150 or 200 yards, then fire lifted to the next line. Creeping was normally used for dismounted attacks, rolling for tank and mounted ones.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tactique militaire
  • Artillerie de campagne

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Táctica militar
  • Artillería de campaña
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Record 3 2002-03-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Orbital Stations
CONT

The Space Shuttle stops within 50 meters of Mir, which is approximately one-half the length of a football field. From that position the Space Shuttle waits for clearance from Mission Control to continue. When the command is given to continue, the Reaction Control System is activated again and the Space Shuttle closes in on Mir at a speed of about 0. 05 meters per second until it reaches a distance of about 9 meters. There, the Space Shuttle stops again and waits for approximately 5 minutes. The Commander and Pilot make sure they can see the docking target clearly and fine-tune the alignment of the Space Shuttle with the docking target. A large black cross called the Stand-off Cross is mounted 30 centimeters(cm) above the back plate in the center of the target. When the Commander has the Stand-off Cross squarely in line with the docking target, he or she maneuvers the Space Shuttle and makes contact with the docking ring. Once a series of hooks is engaged, the Space Shuttle is then successfully docked with Mir.

OBS

docking target: term officially approved by the International Space Station official approval Group (ISSOAG).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Stations orbitales
OBS

Voici le module d'habitation Zvezda [...] Le «bras» que l'on voit en bas à gauche porte une cible [d'amarrage] dont se servent justement les Progress et les Soyouz pour se guider.

OBS

cible d'amarrage : terme uniformisé par le Groupe de travail de la terminologie de la Station spatiale internationale (GTTSSI).

Spanish

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Record 4 1983-05-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Technical Aids for Persons with Disabilities
OBS

Makes it possible for a blind person to skilfully operate multiple line pushbutton telephone. The plunger stays up when a line is engaged and pops up and down... A down plunger means a free line.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Aides techniques pour personnes handicapées
OBS

Rend la personne handicapée visuelle capable d'utiliser tout appareil téléphonique à lignes multiples avec boutons lumineux. Si la tige est soulevée la ligne est occupée (...) Si la tige est en bas, la ligne est libre.

Spanish

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Record 5 1980-11-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Telecommunications
OBS

a signal sent in the backward direction indicating that the call cannot be completed because the called terminal' s access line to the exchange is engaged in another call.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Télécommunications
OBS

signal émis vers l'arrière indiquant que la communication ne peut être établie, la ligne d'accès à l'équipement terminal demandé étant occupée par une autre communication.

Spanish

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Record 6 1975-03-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Call Distribution Systems
  • Telephone Facilities
  • Telecommunications Transmission

French

Domaine(s)
  • Distributeurs d'appels (Téléphonie)
  • Installations (Téléphonie)
  • Transmission (Télécommunications)

Spanish

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