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PORT BUILDING [10 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2017-02-09
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Historical Names
- Museums
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- old Custom House
1, record 1, English, old%20Custom%20House
correct, Quebec
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The old Custom House(now part of Pointe-à-Callière, the Montréal Museum of Archaeology and History) was built in 1836, to keep pace with the expanding Port. Goods could pass through customs here in Montréal rather than having to stop off in Québec City. This was the first building designed in Montréal by John Ostell, an architect from Britain who would go on to put his name to at least 25 major buildings in the city, including the Old Courthouse. 1, record 1, English, - old%20Custom%20House
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Appellations historiques
- Muséologie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- Ancienne-Douane
1, record 1, French, Ancienne%2DDouane
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- ancienne maison de la douane 1, record 1, French, ancienne%20maison%20de%20la%20douane
correct, feminine noun, Quebec
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Œuvre de l'architecte John Ostell, cet édifice a été érigé entre 1836 et 1837 pour loger la douane de Montréal. Agrandie en 1981, l'Ancienne-Douane accueille aujourd'hui la Boutique du Musée, au rez-de-chaussée et l'exposition permanente Les amours de Montréal - Au carrefour des cultures, au deuxième étage. L'ancienne maison de la Douane compte parmi les premiers éléments architecturaux à témoigner de la présence britannique à Montréal. Cet édifice néo-classique est la première réalisation importante de John Ostell, architecte, ingénieur et arpenteur. 1, record 1, French, - Ancienne%2DDouane
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2011-05-30
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Dams and Causeways
- Ocean Energy
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- wave energy breakwater
1, record 2, English, wave%20energy%20breakwater
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- wave power breakwater 2, record 2, English, wave%20power%20breakwater
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A system for harvesting the energy of waves (swell) in the shape of an on-shore barrier that retains and directs the water in a reservoir linked with a turbine for the production of electricity. 3, record 2, English, - wave%20energy%20breakwater
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Energetech Australia is building a prototype electricity generator based on wave power on the breakwater at Port Kembla in New South Wales. A submerged chamber is open below the water level. When the waves rise up around the chamber, the water inside the chamber rises and falls with the waves. This compresses and decompresses air above the water in the chamber, creating airflow which drives a turbine. The turbines work with the air flowing in both directions. The blades change angle, depending on the speed and direction of the airflow … An ocean wall in the shape of a parabola concentrates the wave energy onto a central point where the power station is located … The amount of converted energy depends on the wind speed, the time the wind blows over the waves, and the distance it covers. During a wave's voyage, it shapes into a more regular wave, commonly referred to as a swell. At ocean shores, swells are very regular and discernable, even when the sea is calm. 1, record 2, English, - wave%20energy%20breakwater
Record 2, Key term(s)
- wave-energy breakwater
- wave-power breakwater
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Barrages et chaussées
- Énergie océanique
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- barrage à houle
1, record 2, French, barrage%20%C3%A0%20houle
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Générateurs utilisant la houle […] La houle, dont l’origine se trouve dans les vents, représente un immense gisement d’énergie. Les puissances disponibles s’expriment par unité de longueur de front de vague et atteignent quelques 10 kW [kilowatts]/m. [Parmi les] principaux dispositifs exploitant l’énergie des vagues [on trouve les] barrages à houle situés sur les côtes; par déferlement, l’eau de mer remplit un réservoir et est ensuite turbinée. Ces systèmes présentent l’avantage de lisser la puissance et d’obtenir une production relativement régulière, en tout cas, qui ne fluctue pas au rythme des vagues, mais ils occupent de l’espace sur les côtes […] 1, record 2, French, - barrage%20%C3%A0%20houle
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2003-05-06
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Road Transport
- City of the Future (Urban Studies)
- Underground Planning (Urban Studies)
- Waste Management
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- underground service road 1, record 3, English, underground%20service%20road
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
A secret Port Authority plan for Ground Zero envisions a controversial transit concourse cutting through the North Tower footprint... The design has been shown to several stakeholders, including twin towers leaseholder Larry Silverstein-who sources said was furious because it calls for a major truck and bus service road beneath Greenwich St. Silverstein modified the plans for a new building at 7 World Trade Center to allow Greenwich to run through the site. The PA has since dropped the underground service road idea. 1, record 3, English, - underground%20service%20road
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Transport routier
- Urbanisme futuriste
- Aménagement souterrain (Urbanisme)
- Gestion des déchets
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- voie souterraine de desserte
1, record 3, French, voie%20souterraine%20de%20desserte
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Urbanisme souterrain. [...] Enlèvement des ordures. L'idéal pour une ville, serait l'évacuation des ordures et déblais par la voie souterraine. Des points de chute des ordures seraient reliés à la voie souterraine de desserte, laquelle serait parcourue par de petites bennes électriques (souplesse de cheminement, adaptation facile aux changements de parcours). 1, record 3, French, - voie%20souterraine%20de%20desserte
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2003-03-17
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Transportation
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- daily traffic
1, record 4, English, daily%20traffic
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The data set consisted of average daily traffic (a count of the number of vehicles passing a particular point) and design-hour-traffic-to-capacity ratio (a measure of congestion) for each of twenty years for each of the expanded segments and their matched pairs. Three different statistical approaches used to test for a difference in ADT and DTC between expanded and unexpanded segments consistently showed no statistically significant difference and thus "no evidence of induced demand". 2, record 4, English, - daily%20traffic
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 2 CONT
As for investments in course, we are presently building the VILPL(internal connection route to the port of Leixoes), which will allow to achieve the following aims :... Increasing the average traffic speed near the port of Leixoes, not only port traffic speed but also of the users of the ICI highway, usually clotted due to an average daily traffic of 80, 000 vehicles;... 3, record 4, English, - daily%20traffic
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Transports
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- trafic journalier
1, record 4, French, trafic%20journalier
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
- trafic quotidien 2, record 4, French, trafic%20quotidien
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les termes de la comparaison se modifient encore si l'on tient compte du trafic journalier et non plus seulement du trafic de pointe. Une infrastructure ferrée est, en effet, très mal utilisée pendant les heures creuses, à tel point que le trafic de l'heure de pointe représente aux gares de Paris un tiers du trafic quotidien pour chaque voie. Au contraire, la route est empruntée dans les deux sens presque tout au long de la journée par des voitures particulières [...] et le trafic journalier y est supérieur de dix fois environ à celui de l'heure de pointe. 2, record 4, French, - trafic%20journalier
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Trafic journalier du Pont de l'Europe [...] Le Pont de l'Europe entre Strasbourg et Kehl constitue actuellement l'unique liaison entre la France et l'Allemagne au droit de ces agglomérations; [...] Ce pont supporte un trafic d'environ 30 000 véhicules/jour, soit plus du quart des échanges routiers entre l'Alsace et le Bade-Wurtemberg. Le moindre incident survenant aux abords du Pont de l'Europe paralyserait les échanges entre les deux rives. L'important trafic qui transite par le Pont de l'Europe génère des encombrements préjudiciables aux échanges transfrontaliers, à la circulation urbaine dans les deux agglomérations, à la desserte des zones portuaires et de l'aéroport de Strasbourg-Entzheim. 3, record 4, French, - trafic%20journalier
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Se rappeler que «trafic» n'est nullement un synonyme de «circulation» et qu'on ne peut dire, par exemple, «le trafic lourd» au lieu de «la circulation des véhicules lourds» [...] Trafic [s'emploie] au sens de «densité et fréquence de la circulation» [...] 4, record 4, French, - trafic%20journalier
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 2002-11-28
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Various Proper Names
- Marine Terminals
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- Port of Montreal Building
1, record 5, English, Port%20of%20Montreal%20Building
correct, Quebec
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Appellations diverses
- Gares maritimes
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- Édifice du port de Montréal
1, record 5, French, %C3%89difice%20du%20port%20de%20Montr%C3%A9al
correct, masculine noun, Quebec
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 2001-07-17
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Airport Industrial Areas
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- triple hangar
1, record 6, English, triple%20hangar
correct
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Built prior to Port Authority operation are : the airport's first administration building and passenger terminal(Bldg. no. 51) which will be relocated and incorporated into the new administration building. Brewster Hangar(Bldg. no. 55), a triple hangar, and the former Medical Dispensary(Bldg. no. 5). 1, record 6, English, - triple%20hangar
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Zone industrielle d'aéroport
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- hangar triple
1, record 6, French, hangar%20triple
masculine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Un hangar triple construit en 1946-1948, d'une superficie totale de 8220 m². 1, record 6, French, - hangar%20triple
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record 7 - internal organization data 2001-05-31
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- Special Water Transport
- Materials Handling
- Milling and Cereal Industries
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- transshipment port
1, record 7, English, transshipment%20port
correct
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
Record 7, Synonyms, English
- gateway port 2, record 7, English, gateway%20port
correct
Record 7, Textual support, English
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The concept of building major strategic port storages, suitably located to serve a large area, has caught the interest of many including, the FAO and the World Bank. The concept of building strategically located "transshipment" ports also has potential. Such facilities would transfer grain from large ocean bulk carrier to small coasters that could serve shallow receiving ports. Potential locations for such transshipment ports include the Caribbean Sea, the Mediterranean, Singapore, Hong Kong, and other ports on the coast of Mainland China. 1, record 7, English, - transshipment%20port
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Transports par bateaux spéciaux
- Manutention
- Minoterie et céréales
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- port de transbordement
1, record 7, French, port%20de%20transbordement
correct, masculine noun
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
Record 7, Synonyms, French
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Divers groupes, dont la FAO et la Banque mondiale, ont été séduits par l'idée de construire de grands silos portuaires à des endroits stratégiques qui permettraient de desservir un vaste territoire. L'idée de construire des ports de transbordement avantageusement situés n'est pas non plus sans intérêt. Dans ces ports, on pourrait transborder le grain des vraquiers dans des caboteurs capables d'entrer dans des ports peu profonds. Ces ports de transbordement seraient probablement situés dans la mer des Antilles et la Méditerranée, à Singapour, à Hong Kong, de même que sur les côtes de la Chine continentale. 1, record 7, French, - port%20de%20transbordement
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
Record 8 - internal organization data 1987-10-30
Record 8, English
Record 8, Subject field(s)
- Ports
Record 8, Main entry term, English
- port building 1, record 8, English, port%20building
Record 8, Abbreviations, English
Record 8, Synonyms, English
Record 8, French
Record 8, Domaine(s)
- Ports
Record 8, Main entry term, French
- bâtiment portuaire
1, record 8, French, b%C3%A2timent%20portuaire
masculine noun
Record 8, Abbreviations, French
Record 8, Synonyms, French
Record 8, Textual support, French
Record 8, Spanish
Record 8, Textual support, Spanish
Record 9 - internal organization data 1979-12-19
Record 9, English
Record 9, Subject field(s)
- Electronics
Record 9, Main entry term, English
- norator
1, record 9, English, norator
correct
Record 9, Abbreviations, English
Record 9, Synonyms, English
Record 9, Textual support, English
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 CONT
A(...) most important property of the v, i arbitrary element is that it defines the only possible linear nonreciprocal one port. This element, together with the v=i=0 element, constitute two basic circuit building blocks for which the following names are here proposed : the null element(v=i=0) to be called the "nullator", the nonreciprocal one port(v, i arbitrary) to be called the "norator". 2, record 9, English, - norator
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 OBS
(...) the nullator is denoted by a zero symbol -0-; the norator is denoted by an infinity symbol (...) 3, record 9, English, - norator
Record 9, French
Record 9, Domaine(s)
- Électronique
Record 9, Main entry term, French
- norateur
1, record 9, French, norateur
correct
Record 9, Abbreviations, French
Record 9, Synonyms, French
Record 9, Textual support, French
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le norateur est un dipôle tel que v et i sont uniquement déterminés par le circuit extérieur. 2, record 9, French, - norateur
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Cette dénomination provient de la francisation du terme anglo-saxon "norator". 3, record 9, French, - norateur
Record 9, Spanish
Record 9, Textual support, Spanish
Record 10 - internal organization data 1979-12-19
Record 10, English
Record 10, Subject field(s)
- Electronics
Record 10, Main entry term, English
- nullator
1, record 10, English, nullator
correct
Record 10, Abbreviations, English
Record 10, Synonyms, English
Record 10, Textual support, English
Record number: 10, Textual support number: 1 CONT
A(...) most important property of the v, i arbitrary element is that it defines the only possible linear nonreciprocal one port. This element, together with the v=i=0 element, constitute two basic circuit building blocks for which the following names are here proposed : the null element(v=i=0) to be called the "nullator", the nonreciprocal one port(v, i arbitrary) to be called the "norator". 2, record 10, English, - nullator
Record number: 10, Textual support number: 1 OBS
(...) the nullator is denoted by a zero symbol -0-; the norator is denoted by an infinity symbol (...) 3, record 10, English, - nullator
Record 10, French
Record 10, Domaine(s)
- Électronique
Record 10, Main entry term, French
- nullateur
1, record 10, French, nullateur
correct
Record 10, Abbreviations, French
Record 10, Synonyms, French
Record 10, Textual support, French
Record number: 10, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le nullateur est un dipôle particulier tel que v et i sont nuls indépendamment de toute condition externe. 2, record 10, French, - nullateur
Record number: 10, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Cette dénomination provient de la francisation du terme anglo-saxon "nullator". 3, record 10, French, - nullateur
Record 10, Spanish
Record 10, Textual support, Spanish
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