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MILITARY BALL [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2003-08-01
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Safety Devices (Mechanical Components)
- Aeronautical Engineering and Maintenance
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- ball locking system
1, record 1, English, ball%20locking%20system
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Military pilots took off with air turned off and did not notice the reds for gear up, then for landing did not check 3 greens and the nose wheel was not forward and locked, another shock load, propeller and this time a cowling. The air flow pushed the mains down and it appears locked them. Free falling gears does not always allow the internal ball locking system to operate. 1, record 1, English, - ball%20locking%20system
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Organes de sécurité (Composants mécaniques)
- Aérotechnique et maintenance
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- système de verrouillage à bille
1, record 1, French, syst%C3%A8me%20de%20verrouillage%20%C3%A0%20bille
masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Un système de verrouillage à bille assure le positionnement final. 1, record 1, French, - syst%C3%A8me%20de%20verrouillage%20%C3%A0%20bille
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2001-01-25
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Small Arms
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- ammunition color code
1, record 2, English, ammunition%20color%20code
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- ammunition colour code 2, record 2, English, ammunition%20colour%20code
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
In small arms ammunition : 1. Method of identifying a particular gauge of shotshells by the colour of the tube. e. g. golden colour of 20 gauge shotshells to prevent their inadvertent and dangerous insertion in 12 gauge shotguns. 2. Method of identifying the type of military cartridges by the colour of the bullet tip :Ball(No marking) ;Tracer(Red) ;Armour-Piercing(Black) ;Armour-Piercing-Incendiary(Silver) ;Incendiary(Blue) ;Observing(Yellow). 3. Method of identifying the type of military cartridges by the colour of the annulus. This practice is now obsolete but is still sometimes encountered on foreign ammunition. 4. Method of identifying a particular type of cartridges by plating the case, e. g. copper plating on a proof cartridge. 2, record 2, English, - ammunition%20color%20code
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Armes légères
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- code de couleurs des munitions
1, record 2, French, code%20de%20couleurs%20des%20munitions
correct, masculine noun, officially approved
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Pour les munitions d'armes légères : 1. Façon d'identifier un calibre spécifique de cartouches de fusils de chasse par la couleur du tube, e.g. la couleur dorée des cartouches de calibre 20 pour prévenir l'erreur dangereuse de les introduire dans les fusils de calibre 12. 2. Façon d'identifier les types de cartouches militaires d'après la couleur de la pointe de la balle : Balle ordinaire (Aucune marque); Traçante (Rouge); Perforante (Noir); Perforante-incendiaire (Argent); Incendiaire (Bleu); De réglage (Jaune). 3. Façon d'identifier les types de cartouches militaires d'après la couleur de la couronne. Cette pratique est maintenant abandonnée, mais on la rencontre encore parfois sur les munitions étrangères. 4. Façon d'identifier un type particulier de cartouches en plaquant la douille, e.g. le placage cuivre sur une cartouche d'épreuve. 1, record 2, French, - code%20de%20couleurs%20des%20munitions
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
code de couleurs des munitions : terme et définition uniformisés par le Groupe de travail de terminologie des armes légères. 2, record 2, French, - code%20de%20couleurs%20des%20munitions
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1989-12-31
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Small Arms
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- military ball 1, record 3, English, military%20ball
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Armes légères
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- cartouche à balle ogivale
1, record 3, French, cartouche%20%C3%A0%20balle%20ogivale
feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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