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HAND-HELD EXTINGUISHER [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2016-06-01
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Fire-Fighting and Rescue Equipment
- Air Safety
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- hand fire extinguisher
1, record 1, English, hand%20fire%20extinguisher
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- hand extinguisher 2, record 1, English, hand%20extinguisher
correct, officially approved
- hand-held fire extinguisher 3, record 1, English, hand%2Dheld%20fire%20extinguisher
correct
- hand-portable fire extinguisher 4, record 1, English, hand%2Dportable%20fire%20extinguisher
correct
- hand-held extinguisher 4, record 1, English, hand%2Dheld%20extinguisher
correct
- hand-portable extinguisher 5, record 1, English, hand%2Dportable%20extinguisher
correct, officially approved
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An extinguisher designed to be transported and used by hand and that weighs 20 kilograms or less. 6, record 1, English, - hand%20fire%20extinguisher
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The fire department responded promptly and while the equipment was en route, the chief engineer cleared visitors from the hall and used a nearby hand extinguisher to put out the fire. 7, record 1, English, - hand%20fire%20extinguisher
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
hand extinguisher; hand-portable extinguisher: terms officially approved by the Lexicon Project Committee (New Brunswick). 6, record 1, English, - hand%20fire%20extinguisher
Record 1, Key term(s)
- handheld fire extinguisher
- handheld extinguisher
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Matériel de secours et de lutte (incendies)
- Sécurité (Transport aérien)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- extincteur portatif
1, record 1, French, extincteur%20portatif
correct, masculine noun, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- extincteur d'incendie portatif 2, record 1, French, extincteur%20d%27incendie%20portatif
correct, masculine noun
- extincteur à main 3, record 1, French, extincteur%20%C3%A0%20main
correct, masculine noun
- extincteur transportable à la main 4, record 1, French, extincteur%20transportable%20%C3%A0%20la%20main
correct, masculine noun
- extincteur d'incendie à main 5, record 1, French, extincteur%20d%27incendie%20%C3%A0%20main
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Extincteur [...] conçu pour être porté et utilisé à la main et qui [...] a une masse inférieure ou égale à 20 [kilogrammes]. 6, record 1, French, - extincteur%20portatif
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
extincteur portatif : terme uniformisé par le Comité du projet de lexiques (Nouveau-Brunswick). 7, record 1, French, - extincteur%20portatif
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Equipo de salvamento y lucha contra incendios
- Seguridad (Transporte aéreo)
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- extintor de incendio portátil
1, record 1, Spanish, extintor%20de%20incendio%20port%C3%A1til
correct, see observation, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- extintor portátil 2, record 1, Spanish, extintor%20port%C3%A1til
correct, see observation, masculine noun
- extintor portátil manual 3, record 1, Spanish, extintor%20port%C3%A1til%20manual
correct, see observation, masculine noun
- extintor manual 3, record 1, Spanish, extintor%20manual
correct, masculine noun
- extintor de mano 4, record 1, Spanish, extintor%20de%20mano
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Están concebidos para que puedan ser llevados y utilizados a mano teniendo en condiciones de funcionamiento una masa igual o inferior a 20 kg. 1, record 1, Spanish, - extintor%20de%20incendio%20port%C3%A1til
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
En español, el uso de "portátil" es confuso ya que normas de diferentes países emplean el término para denominar tanto a extintores operados manualmente con peso igual o inferior a 20 kg como a extintores de peso superior a 20 kg que son móviles sobre ruedas. 5, record 1, Spanish, - extintor%20de%20incendio%20port%C3%A1til
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