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Record 1 2026-01-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Oil Drilling
CONT

Offshore units used by the petroleum industry to explore, develop, and produce oil and gas can be categorized as follows: 1. Fixed platforms, ... permanently attached to the ocean floor and ... not moveable. 2. Mobile platforms ... designed for mobility and intended to be at a given location a limited time period. The three general types of mobile platforms are: (a) the self-elevation units ; (b) the surface-type units (ship units and barge units) ; and (c) column-stabilized or semisubmersible units.

CONT

There are four basic forms of offshore rig: (a) Fixed Multi-well Platform ; (b) Mobile Jack-up Platform ; (c) Drill ship ; (d) Semi-submersible Platform.

CONT

As the men got farther out into the Gulf, they began to see many offshore rigs with their platforms, and tall derricks, where drilling was going on. Those on which drilling had finished and derricks were removed are also called platforms.

CONT

Destined for operation on Lake Erie this summer this offshore drilling rig built for Petrolia Oil Drilling Ltd. of Calgary by Davie Shipbuilding at Lauzon, heads up the St. Lawrence Seaway for final fitting at Port Maitland. The final overall width of the rig will be 134 feet, with 220-foot-long jacking legs extending to the lake bottom. Source : The Gazette 21-5-69.

CONT

On deep land rigs and on most offshore rigs there will be two 1300 or 1500 hp pumps.

CONT

More than half of the offshore rigs in operation are working in United States water, predominantly in the Gulf of Mexico.

PHR

Fixed offshore drilling platform.

PHR

Offshore fixed drilling plaform.

PHR

Offshore self-elevating drilling platform.

OBS

Strictly speaking, the platform and derrick are parts of a drilling rig.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Forage des puits de pétrole
DEF

Surface plate équipée de différents matériels servant au forage de puits de pétrole en mer.

CONT

Il y a aujourd'hui trois grandes familles d'engins de forage en mer : les navires de forage, les plates-formes auto-élévatrices et les plates-formes semi-submersibles.

CONT

[...] le SS-55T est utilisé pour des missions de desserte des plates-formes de forage pétrolier en mer [...]

OBS

Au sens strict, la plate-forme et le derrick sont des composantes de l'engin de forage.

OBS

Pluriel : des plateformes, des plates-formes.

OBS

plateforme (sing.); plateformes (pl.) : Ces graphies, puisées des Rectifications de l'orthographe recommandées par le Conseil supérieur de la langue française, sont attestées dans le Petit Robert (2004).

Key term(s)
  • plateforme de forage en mer
  • plateforme de forage pétrolier en mer
  • plateforme de forage sous-marin
  • plateforme marine de forage
  • plateforme offshore

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Perforación de pozos petrolíferos
DEF

Explotación que posibilita la extracción de hidrocarburos mediante sondeos en zonas poco profundas de las plataformas continentales.

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Record 2 2022-07-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Seed Plants (Spermatophyta)
  • Grain Growing
  • Animal Feed (Agric.)
DEF

Any of several [sorghum varieties] cultivated primarily for grain.

CONT

Grain sorghum originated in northeast Africa. It is a coarse stemmed warm season annual grass that can grow [four] feet tall and typically has large seed heads. The leaves are similar to corn but are shorter and sometimes wider. Seed is produced on a panicle which is compact to semi-open and erect.

CONT

Grain sorghum is used primarily for feed produced from the grain although grain sorghum can be used for silage if necessary.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Plantes à graines (Spermatophyta)
  • Culture des céréales
  • Alimentation des animaux (Agric.)
DEF

Sorgho cultivé essentiellement pour ses grains.

CONT

Le sorgho présente plusieurs variétés qui vont chacune avoir une valorisation différente. [...] il y a les variétés de sorgho grain, à destination de l'alimentation humaine mais également des animaux d'élevage, comme l'est le maïs.

Spanish

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Record 3 2016-03-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Botany
  • Medicinal Plants
Universal entry(ies)
OBS

This annual grows to 2 feet in height and has spiny, toothed, lobed leaves. The plant produces many-flowered yellow heads.

CONT

Because of its bitter taste, blessed thistle is used as a digestive tonic....

French

Domaine(s)
  • Botanique
  • Culture des plantes médicinales
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
OBS

Plante spontanée dans les terrains secs et sablonneux du Bassin méditerranéen.

CONT

Un mélange de chardon béni et de petite centaurée a été préconisé contre l'épilepsie.

Key term(s)
  • chardon bénit

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Botánica
  • Cultivo de plantas medicinales
Entrada(s) universal(es)
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Record 4 2016-02-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Botany
  • Oilseed Crops
  • Forage Crops
Universal entry(ies)
CONT

Sunflowers make up the genus Helianthus of the composite family... One of the most familiar species, the common sunflower(H. annuus), sometimes reaches a height of 15 feet(4. 5 meters) and bears huge flower heads over 1 foot(0. 3 meter) in diameter.

OBS

sunflower: preferred common name in the Inventory of Canadian Agricultural Weeds (2003).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Botanique
  • Culture des plantes oléagineuses
  • Culture des plantes fourragères
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
OBS

tournesol : nom à privilégier selon l'Inventaire des mauvaises herbes du Canada (2003).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Botánica
  • Cultivo de oleaginosas
  • Cultivo de plantas forrajeras
Entrada(s) universal(es)
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Record 5 2014-04-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Trade Names
  • Team Sports (General)
OBS

Rules : There are 3 teams, each with a different color jersey.... There are 4 players on each team... The players on the defensive teams form a square around the ball. This same square constantly follows all the movements of the ball. Each player is responsible for a corner of the square and is situated about 10-12 feet from the ball. The ball starts in the middle and one team sets up a serve. The serving formation is as follows; 2-4 players kneel down facing each other with heads down and arms outstretched. The ball is placed on their outstretched arms. The server approaches the ball and says "Omnikin" and another color(example : Omnikin Red!) before striking the ball with the fist in an upward motion. When the color is announced and the ball is in the air, the corresponding team must catch the ball before it hits the ground. If successful, that team sets up the serve immediately. If the team does not catch the ball before it touches the ground, then one point is awarded to each of the other teams on the court and that same team serves the ball.

OBS

The ... terms "Kin-Ball" and "Omnikin" are respectively referring to "KIN-BALL® sport" and "OMNIKIN®" which are trademarks used with the authorization of OMNIKIN inc., which possesses all the rights.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Appellations commerciales
  • Sports d'équipe (Généralités)
OBS

Ce qu'il faut pour jouer au Kin-Ball® : Un gymnase, un ballon léger et surdimensionné (1,22 mètres de diamètre!) [et] trois équipes de quatre joueurs [...] Les règles du jeu sont simples. Chaque équipe porte des dossards d’une couleur différente. L’équipe qui détient le ballon doit attaquer l’une des deux équipes adverses en l’appelant par sa couleur. Pour ce faire, elle frappe le ballon à un endroit stratégique du terrain de façon à ce que l’équipe attaquée ne soit pas en mesure de le récupérer. Les joueurs qui se défendent de cette attaque doivent absolument éviter que le ballon touche le sol en utilisant n’importe quelle partie de leur corps. S’ils échouent, le point est accordé aux deux autres équipes. S’ils réussissent, c’est à cette équipe d’en attaquer une autre, et le jeu se poursuit ainsi jusqu’à ce qu’il y ait un point ou une faute commise. Tout le plaisir du jeu réside dans l’utilisation de différentes tactiques pour tenter de déjouer les équipes adverses.

OBS

L’utilisation des termes «Kin-Ball» et «Omnikin» réfèrent respectivement à «sport KIN-BALL®» et à «OMNIKIN®» qui sont des marques de commerces déposées et utilisées avec la permission de OMNIKIN inc. qui possède tous les droits.

Spanish

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Record 6 2013-03-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Switchgear (Rail Transport)
DEF

A filler preferably of metal designed to be used to so occupy the space between a stock rail and a guard rail or between the converting heads of the rails of any track device as a frog, a switch, as to prevent the feet of persons from becoming accidentally wedged between the rails.

OBS

foot guard: term standardized by Canadian National Railways.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Appareils de voie (Transport par rail)
OBS

dispositif de comblement d'ornière: terme uniformisé par le Canadian National (CN).

Spanish

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Record 7 1998-03-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Layout (Graphic Arts)
CONT

If running heads are placed at the bottom of pages they are known as running feet.

OBS

Running head: The line which appears across the top of a printed page. Usually the title of the book appears on the left-hand page and the chapter title on the right-hand page.

OBS

"Footer" is used in electronic publishing and is a fairly recent term (appeared in the late 1980s).

Key term(s)
  • footer

French

Domaine(s)
  • Maquette et mise en page
OBS

Titre courant qui se trouve en bas et non en haut de page.

OBS

Titre courant : Ligne qui, placée en tête de chaque page, reproduit le titre de l'ouvrage ou le titre du chapitre, ou les deux combinés, et qui comporte le folio à l'une des extrémités (à gauche pour les pages paires, à droite pour les pages impaires).

Spanish

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Record 8 1976-06-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Slaughterhouses

French

Domaine(s)
  • Abattoirs

Spanish

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