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HOLDING APRON [4 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2024-01-26
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Signalling and Illumination (Air Transport)
- Airport Runways and Areas
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- taxi side stripe marking
1, record 1, English, taxi%20side%20stripe%20marking
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Shoulders for taxiways, holding bays and apron and other non-load bearing surfaces that cannot readily be identified from load bearing surfaces and which if used by aircraft might result in damage to the aircraft shall have the boundary between such areas and the load bearing surface marked by a taxi side stripe marking. 2, record 1, English, - taxi%20side%20stripe%20marking
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Signalisation (Transport aérien)
- Pistes et aires d'aéroport
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- marque latérale de voie de circulation
1, record 1, French, marque%20lat%C3%A9rale%20de%20voie%20de%20circulation
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Lorsqu'un accotement de voie de circulation, de plate-forme d'attente, d'aire de trafic, ou d'autre surface à faible résistance ne peut être aisément distingué des surfaces portantes, et que son utilisation par des aéronefs risque de causer des dommages à ces derniers, la limite entre cette surface et les surfaces portantes sera indiquée par des marques latérales de voie de circulation. 2, record 1, French, - marque%20lat%C3%A9rale%20de%20voie%20de%20circulation
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2006-03-11
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Airport Runways and Areas
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- holding bay
1, record 2, English, holding%20bay
correct, officially approved
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- holding apron 1, record 2, English, holding%20apron
correct, officially approved
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A defined area where aircraft can be held, or by passed, to facilitate efficient surface movement of aircraft. 1, record 2, English, - holding%20bay
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
holding bay; holding apron : terms and definition officially approved by the International Civil Aviation Organization(ICAO). 2, record 2, English, - holding%20bay
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Pistes et aires d'aéroport
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- plate-forme d'attente de circulation
1, record 2, French, plate%2Dforme%20d%27attente%20de%20circulation
correct, feminine noun, officially approved
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Aire définie où les aéronefs peuvent être mis en attente, ou dépassés, pour faciliter la circulation à la surface. 1, record 2, French, - plate%2Dforme%20d%27attente%20de%20circulation
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Pluriel : des plateformes, des plates-formes. 2, record 2, French, - plate%2Dforme%20d%27attente%20de%20circulation
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 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). 3, record 2, French, - plate%2Dforme%20d%27attente%20de%20circulation
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 3 OBS
plate-forme d'attente de circulation : terme et définition uniformisés par l'Organisation de l'aviation civile internationale (OACI). 4, record 2, French, - plate%2Dforme%20d%27attente%20de%20circulation
Record 2, Key term(s)
- plateforme d'attente de circulation
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Pistas y áreas del aeropuerto
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- apartadero de espera
1, record 2, Spanish, apartadero%20de%20espera
correct, masculine noun, officially approved
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Área definida en la que puede detenerse una aeronave para esperar o dejar paso a otras, con objeto de facilitar el movimiento eficiente de la circulación de las aeronaves en tierra. 1, record 2, Spanish, - apartadero%20de%20espera
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
apartadero de espera: término y definición aceptados oficialmente por la Organización de Aviación Civil Internacional (OACI). 2, record 2, Spanish, - apartadero%20de%20espera
Record 3 - internal organization data 1993-02-23
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Dams and Causeways
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- Chanoine wicket dam
1, record 3, English, Chanoine%20wicket%20dam
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A movable dam, consisting of a water curtain formed by timber leaves or wickets inclined downstream; the butt of the wicket is supported against a sill along the upstream side of the base slab and the wicket is pivoted a little below its center point to a collapsible horse held in place by a long prop. 2, record 3, English, - Chanoine%20wicket%20dam
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Chanoine Wicket-dam.... The term "wicket" has been applied in the United States to a shutter revolving on an axle placed near its needle. Described in detail, a Chanoine wicket consists of three parts... : A rectangular panel of wood or iron; the horse or trestle, supporting the axle of the shutter, and the prop holding up the horse and having its foot bearing against a cast-iron shoe, called a "hurter"(in French "heurtoir") fixed to the apron. The parts of the shutter above and below the axle are called respectively the "chase" and the "breech". 2, record 3, English, - Chanoine%20wicket%20dam
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Barrages et chaussées
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- barrage Chanoine
1, record 3, French, barrage%20Chanoine
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- barrage à hausses Chanoine-Pasqueau 1, record 3, French, barrage%20%C3%A0%20hausses%20Chanoine%2DPasqueau
correct, see observation, masculine noun
- barrage Chanoine-Pasqueau 1, record 3, French, barrage%20Chanoine%2DPasqueau
correct, masculine noun
- barrage Chanoine-Pasqueau de l'Ohio 2, record 3, French, barrage%20Chanoine%2DPasqueau%20de%20l%27Ohio
correct, masculine noun
- barrage à hausses Chanoine 1, record 3, French, barrage%20%C3%A0%20hausses%20Chanoine
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Barrage mobile constitué d'un rideau étanche en bois, incliné vers l'aval et s'articulant à un chevalet et à un arc-boutant, ce dernier prenant appui contre un heurtoir fixé au radier. 3, record 3, French, - barrage%20Chanoine
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Initialement, les ingénieurs américains ont construit 52 barrages sur ... l'Ohio. Ils étaient équipés de hausses Chanoine (ou plutôt de hausses Pascaud, système très voisin dont le prototype a été réalisé en 1880 sur la Saône, près de son confluent avec le Rhône. 4, record 3, French, - barrage%20Chanoine
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Aux USA, les hausses Chanoine munies de la glissière Pasqueau sont désignées sous le nom de hausses Chanoine [Chanoine wicket], que l'on trouvera seul dans la littérature américaine... 4, record 3, French, - barrage%20Chanoine
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 1975-03-11
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Airfields
- Airport Runways and Areas
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- parked aircraft 1, record 4, English, parked%20aircraft
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
sufficient room should always be provided for an aircraft to bypass parked aircraft on the [holding] apron. 1, record 4, English, - parked%20aircraft
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Aérodromes
- Pistes et aires d'aéroport
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- avion au repos 1, record 4, French, avion%20au%20repos
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
sur les aéroports importants (...) il est nécessaire de prévoir des aires ou parkings sur lesquels seront stationnés les avions au repos. 1, record 4, French, - avion%20au%20repos
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
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