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MILITARY CAP [8 records]

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Record 1 - external organization data 2021-03-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Compartment – Nomenclature 4.0
  • Museums and Heritage (General)
OBS

military cap : an item in the "Clothing" class of the "Personal Objects" category.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tiroir – Nomenclature 4.0
  • Muséologie et patrimoine (Généralités)
OBS

casquette de militaire : objet de la classe «Vêtements» de la catégorie «Objets personnels».

Spanish

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Record 2 2019-07-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Clothing (Military)
CONT

A patrol cap, also known as a field cap, is a soft kepi with a stiff, rounded visor, and flat top, somewhat similar to a baseball cap, worn by the military personnel of some countries in the field when a combat helmet is not required.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Habillement (Militaire)

Spanish

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Record 3 2016-07-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Various Proper Names
  • Air Transport
OBS

The Civil Air Patrol (CAP) is a congressionally chartered, federally supported non-profit corporation that serves as the official civilian auxiliary of the United States Air Force (USAF). CAP is a volunteer organization with an aviation-minded membership that includes people from all backgrounds, [lifestyles] and occupations. It performs three congressionally assigned key missions: emergency services, which includes search and rescue (by air and ground) and disaster relief [operations,] aerospace education for youth and the general [public] and cadet programs for teenage youth.

OBS

Civil Air Patrol : American equivalent of the Civil Air Search and Rescue Association(CASARA). CAP is largely funded by the U. S. military.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Appellations diverses
  • Transport aérien
OBS

Patrouille aérienne civile : traduction non officielle donnée à titre d'information seulement.

OBS

Civil Air Patrol : équivalent américain de l'Association civile de recherches et de sauvetage aériens (ACRSA) dont l'aile québécoise s'appelle Sauvetage et recherche aériens du Québec (SERABEC).

Spanish

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Record 4 2011-05-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Titles of Monographs
  • Airfields
DEF

A joint civil/military publication concerning water aerodromes that is intended to be used to supplement en route charts and the Canada Air Pilot(CAP).

OBS

This document is issued once a year.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres de monographies
  • Aérodromes
DEF

Publication conjointe civile/militaire contenant des renseignements concernant les hydroaérodromes, et destinée à compléter les cartes en route et le Canada Air Pilot (CAP).

OBS

Ce document est publié une fois par an.

Spanish

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Record 5 2008-11-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Badges and Instruments of Identification
DEF

[A] badge worn on uniform headgear [that] distinguishes the wearer’s nationality and/or organisation.

OBS

The wearing of cap badges is a convention commonly found among military and police forces, as well as uniformed civilian groups such as the Boy Scouts, civil defence organizations, paramedical units(e. g. the St. John Ambulance Brigade), customs services, fire services, etc.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Insignes et pièces de sécurité
OBS

Le terme anglais «cap» ne désigne pas seulement une casquette. Ainsi, l'équivalent «insigne de coiffure» est plus générique et correspond mieux à la notion de «cap».

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Insignias y piezas de identificación
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Record 6 2000-07-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Military (General)
DEF

A military officer of high rank; so called from the gold braid often on the cap.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Militaire (Généralités)
DEF

Militaire galonné.

OBS

Officiers d'état-major durant la guerre en Grande-Bretagne par opposition aux chefs civils, «Frocks», «Redingotes», «Ronds de cuir», «Culottes de peau». Carnets du major Thomson, p. 21; Churchill, T, p. 357.

Spanish

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Record 7 1996-01-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Military Dress
DEF

An infantry undress cap

DEF

A small military cap with a visor and a round flat crown to be worn with undress uniform

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tenue militaire
OBS

[...] casquette de petite tenue [...]

Spanish

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Record 8 1993-01-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Collection Items (Museums and Heritage)
  • Clothing (Military)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Objets de collection (Muséologie et Patrimoine)
  • Habillement (Militaire)

Spanish

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