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SLOT DOOR [3 records]

Record 1 1998-07-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Drugs and Drug Addiction
CONT

Like some other big-city ghettos, south central L. A. is infested with rock houses : also known as crack houses or base houses, they are centers of the new cocaine trade. Typically, a rock house is a rented apartment or bungalow with a reinforced steel door. The dealer sits inside with his drugs, taking money and doling out doses of crack through a slot in the door.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Drogues et toxicomanie

Spanish

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Record 2 1982-10-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Locks and Locksmithing
OBS

a primitive wooden door lock, in which the bolt is held by pins in closed position; the bolt can be drawn only after raising the pins with a long shafted key having corresponding pins introduced into a slot under the bolt.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Serrurerie
OBS

cette serrure de bois primitive se caractérise par l'emploi de goupilles qui retiennent le pêne en position fermée et par l'introduction sous ce pêne d'une clef à long manche munie de goupilles correspondantes qui relèvent les premières pour dégager le pêne.

Spanish

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Record 3 1980-04-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Air Transport

French

Domaine(s)
  • Transport aérien
OBS

terme d'usage obligatoire au Bureau des Traductions.

Spanish

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