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HORSESHOE LAKE [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2007-09-17
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Hydrology and Hydrography
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- oxbow lake
1, record 1, English, oxbow%20lake
correct, see observation
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- loop lake 2, record 1, English, loop%20lake
correct
- mortlake 2, record 1, English, mortlake
correct
- moat 2, record 1, English, moat
correct
- girt 3, record 1, English, girt
correct
- horseshoe lake 4, record 1, English, horseshoe%20lake
correct
- cutoff lake 2, record 1, English, cutoff%20lake
correct
- crescentic lake 5, record 1, English, crescentic%20lake
correct, see observation
- bayou 6, record 1, English, bayou
correct, regional, United States
- bayou lake 2, record 1, English, bayou%20lake
correct, regional, United States
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The crescent-shaped, often ephemeral, body of standing water situated by the side of a stream in the abandoned channel (oxbow) of a meander after the stream formed a neck cutoff and the ends of the original bend were silted up. 2, record 1, English, - oxbow%20lake
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Examples are common along the banks of the Mississippi River, where they are often known as bayous. 2, record 1, English, - oxbow%20lake
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
oxbow lake; crescentic lake: terms used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector. 7, record 1, English, - oxbow%20lake
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Hydrologie et hydrographie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- lac en croissant
1, record 1, French, lac%20en%20croissant
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- bayou 2, record 1, French, bayou
correct, see observation, masculine noun, regional, United States
- marigot 3, record 1, French, marigot
correct, see observation, masculine noun, South America
- lac de bras mort 4, record 1, French, lac%20de%20bras%20mort
masculine noun
- délaissé 5, record 1, French, d%C3%A9laiss%C3%A9
masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Bras mort d'un fleuve du domaine tropical ou subtropical. 3, record 1, French, - lac%20en%20croissant
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
L'agrandissement [des méandres] et leur migration vers l'aval entraînent leur recoupement, qui se traduit par des méandres abandonnés, des lacs en croissant, et aboutit à un élargissement du lit fluvial. 6, record 1, French, - lac%20en%20croissant
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Le bayou est typique de la Louisiane et du bas Mississippi, le marigot est propre à l'Amazonie. 7, record 1, French, - lac%20en%20croissant
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Hidrología e hidrografía
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- lago de lazo
1, record 1, Spanish, lago%20de%20lazo
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- lago en cuarto creciente 1, record 1, Spanish, lago%20en%20cuarto%20creciente
masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Lago con figura de arco que se forma por el cierre o estrangulamiento de un meandro. 1, record 1, Spanish, - lago%20de%20lazo
Record 2 - internal organization data 1997-10-24
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Place Names (Canada)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- Golden Horseshoe Area
1, record 2, English, Golden%20Horseshoe%20Area
correct, see observation, Ontario
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
An unofficial designation for the lands comprising and surrounding what is called the "Golden Horseshoe", the stretch of cities along the southwest and northwest coasts of Lake Ontario. 2, record 2, English, - Golden%20Horseshoe%20Area
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Toponymes (Canada)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- région du Golden Horseshoe
1, record 2, French, r%C3%A9gion%20du%20Golden%20Horseshoe
correct, see observation, feminine noun, Ontario
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- Région de Niagara 2, record 2, French, R%C3%A9gion%20de%20Niagara
avoid
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Désignation non officielle des terres comprenant et avoisinant ce que l'on appelle le «Golden Horseshoe», la succession de villes disposées en fer à cheval et qui bordent l'extrémité ouest du lac Ontario. 1, record 2, French, - r%C3%A9gion%20du%20Golden%20Horseshoe
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
C'est une erreur de rendre «Golden Horseshoe Area» par «Région de Niagara» : 1. un nom de région ne porte pas de majuscule, à moins d'être la désignation officielle d'une région administrative; 2. la particule «de» laisse croire que la région porte officiellement le nom de «Niagara» alors qu'aucune région administrative n'est répertoriée sous ce nom; 3. une région géographique se nomme d'après une autre entité, habituellement un cours d'eau, ce qui appelle une formule «région du/de la/de l'...», mais jamais «région de ...». 1, record 2, French, - r%C3%A9gion%20du%20Golden%20Horseshoe
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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