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POOPY SUIT [2 records]

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Record 1 2009-01-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Protective Clothing
  • Search and Rescue (Aircraft)
  • Search and Rescue (Paramilitary)
DEF

A garment designed to lessen the cooling and other deleterious effects of exposure to a wet and/or cold environment including immersion in water.

CONT

Other suits - often called floater, survival, or anti-exposure suits - can keep out cold air and provide buoyancy, but they are not designed to completely keep out water. Cold water may seep in through the seams and the zipper and gradually cool your body.

OBS

The terms "poopy-suit" and "poopie suit" are also used as slang terms for the more specific term "immersion suit".

Key term(s)
  • poopy suit
  • anti exposure suit

French

Domaine(s)
  • Vêtements de protection
  • Recherches et sauvetages (Aviation)
  • Recherche et sauvetage (Paramilitaire)
DEF

Vêtement conçu pour réduire le refroidissement et les autres effets nocifs d'un milieu humide et/ou froid, y compris ceux résultant du séjour dans l'eau.

Spanish

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Record 2 2009-01-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Protective Clothing
  • Search and Rescue (Aircraft)
  • Search and Rescue (Paramilitary)
CONT

An immersion suit acts like a personal life raft that encloses all but your eyes and nose. It keeps your body heat inside and prevents cold water from seeping in. An immersion suit will keep you afloat and presents a large target for rescuers to see as most of your body is near the surface of the water.

OBS

The terms "poopy-suit" and "poopy suit" are slang terms also used to refer to the more general concept of "anti-exposure suit".

French

Domaine(s)
  • Vêtements de protection
  • Recherches et sauvetages (Aviation)
  • Recherche et sauvetage (Paramilitaire)
OBS

Combinaison de survie de l'aéronavale.

OBS

combinaison d'immersion : terme uniformisé par le Comité de normalisation de la terminologie navale.

Spanish

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