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Alphabetical list of terms

Record 1 2021-05-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Missiles and Rockets
  • Target Acquisition
  • Lasers and Masers
CONT

All laser-guided rockets are restricted to targets within a few degrees of aircraft heading given the field-of-view of the laser illumination of the target, and are limited in range and warhead size...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Missiles et roquettes
  • Acquisition d'objectif
  • Masers et lasers

Spanish

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Record 2 2011-07-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Sonar and Underwater Detection (Military)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sonar et détection sous-marine (Militaire)

Spanish

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Record 3 2011-05-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Flight Instruments and Equipment (Aeroindustry)
  • Air Navigation Aids
DEF

A device by means of which flight and weapon delivery information(air speed, altitude, heading, angle of attack, and target location) is projected onto a transparent screen in the pilot's line of sight through the aircraft's wind screen.

OBS

head-up display; HUD: term and abbreviation officially approved by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO).

PHR

Electronic head-up display.

Key term(s)
  • head up display

French

Domaine(s)
  • Instruments et équipement de bord (Constructions aéronautiques)
  • Aides à la navigation aérienne
DEF

Dispositif de visualisation présentant les indications d'un groupe d'instruments de vol dans le champ de vision normal du pilote.

OBS

Collimateur semble désigner l'instrument et la visualisation, la fonction.

OBS

collimateur de pilotage; HUD; dispositif de visualisation tête haute; collimateur tête haute : termes et abréviation uniformisés par l'Organisation de l'aviation civile internationale (OACI).

OBS

collimateur de pilotage : terme uniformisé par le Ministère de la défense de la France.

OBS

collimateur de pilotage; HUD : terme et abréviation uniformisés par le Comité d'uniformisation de la terminologie aéronautique (CUTA) - Opérations aériennes.

PHR

Collimateur de pilotage électronique.

Key term(s)
  • instrument à visualisation tête haute
  • collimateur de pilotage tête-haute
  • collimateur tête-haute
  • écran de visualisation tête-haute
  • visuel tête-haute
  • dispositif de visualisation tête-haute

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Instrumentos y equipo de vuelo (Industria aeronáutica)
  • Ayuda para la navegación aérea
CONT

Si el sistema del avión incluye la utilización de sistemas híbridos u otros sistemas especiales (tales como las pantallas de visualización frontal o equipos de visión mejorada), los miembros de la tripulación de vuelo deberán practicar la utilización de esos sistemas en los modos normal y anormal, durante la fase del entrenamiento en simulador.

OBS

colimador de pilotaje: término aceptado oficialmente por la Organización de Aviación Civil Internacional (OACI).

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Record 4 2004-10-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Baseball and Softball
DEF

To catch a throw from a outfielder that is heading for home plate or third base in an attempt to hold up a base runner or to help a ball get to its intended target faster.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Baseball et softball
DEF

Attraper au passage une balle adressée par un voltigeur vers le marbre afin de mettre hors jeu un coureur cherchant à atteindre le but suivant.

Spanish

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Record 5 2004-03-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Skydiving, Paragliding and Hang Gliding
CONT

... your introduction to CRW (canopy relative work) should be with an instructor .... At first you will be the high man and the ’target’ and your instructor will be the ’aggressor’, approaching you from below.

CONT

The target should stabilize with the aggressor off to one side, low, on the same heading and inside his radius of turn, then fly in a very slow turn toward the aggressor... Aggressor(bottom canopy) approaches in full-flight mode from behind and about 10-15 ft. below.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Parachutisme, parapente et deltaplane
CONT

Durant un inter, à part une cassure, tout dégonflement ou passage de la(les) voile(s) du bas au-dessus des épaules du(des) parachutiste(s) du haut n'est pas pénalisé.

Spanish

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Record 6 1989-09-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Radar, Radio Guidance and Goniometry
DEF

The new radar system being built for Canada by Raytheon. Features include the following : Tracked Target Data(combined secondary, non-reinforced secondary, primary) ;RSE track identification numbers, heading, speed, track quality assessment; weather Data(start and top of image, image data messages, two intensity levels).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Radar, radioguidage et radiogoniométrie

Spanish

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Record 7 1988-08-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Air Defence
DEF

The airspace covered by a weapon where it can effectively engage aerial targets. Coverage area varies with the reaction time(crew/computer delay), target speed, weapon characteristics and target heading.

OBS

Term and definition officialized by the Air Defence Artillery Terminology Working Group.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Défense aérienne
DEF

Espace aérien couvert par une arme à l'intérieur duquel celle-ci peut engager des cibles aériennes. La zone de couverture varie selon le temps de réaction (de l'équipage ou du retard de l'ordinateur), la vitesse de la cible, sa direction et les caractéristiques de l'arme.

OBS

Terme et définition uniformisés par le Groupe de travail de terminologie de l'artillerie antiaérienne.

Spanish

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