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TIDAL HARBOUR [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2020-10-29
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- River and Sea Navigation
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- minimum depth allowance
1, record 1, English, minimum%20depth%20allowance
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
- MDA 2, record 1, English, MDA
correct
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The design and review specialists calculate the minimum depth allowance that will determine physical threats that the vessel cannot pass over safely. Where there are insufficient depths at chart datum but sufficient depth at high tide, the harbour is reviewed as tidal assist, and a best-depth route is chosen that would enable a vessel to pass through to the open sea. 3, record 1, English, - minimum%20depth%20allowance
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Navigation fluviale et maritime
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- profondeur minimale admissible
1, record 1, French, profondeur%20minimale%20admissible
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les spécialistes en conception et en examen calculent la profondeur minimale admissible qui permettra de déterminer la nature des menaces physiques au–dessus desquelles un navire ne pourra passer sans danger. Lorsque la profondeur est insuffisante au zéro des cartes mais suffisante à marée haute, le port est alors révisé comme étant aidé par la marée et l'on choisit la route offrant la meilleure profondeur qui permettra à un bateau d'atteindre la mer libre. 1, record 1, French, - profondeur%20minimale%20admissible
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2007-12-19
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Soil Pollution
- Water Pollution
- Petroleum Asphalts
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- Sydney Tar Ponds
1, record 2, English, Sydney%20Tar%20Ponds
correct, plural
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- Sydney tar ponds 2, record 2, English, Sydney%20tar%20ponds
correct, plural, less frequent
- Tar Ponds 3, record 2, English, Tar%20Ponds
correct, see observation, plural
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A Canadian hazardous waste site on Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia. 4, record 2, English, - Sydney%20Tar%20Ponds
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Located on the eastern shore of Sydney Harbour in the former city of Sydney..., the Tar Ponds form a tidal estuary at the mouth of Muggah Creek, a freshwater stream that empties into the harbour. Over the last century, runoff from coke ovens associated with Sydney Steel Corporation's(SYSCO) now-decommissioned steel mill filled the estuary with a variety of coal-based contaminants and sludge. 4, record 2, English, - Sydney%20Tar%20Ponds
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The Tar Ponds [consist] of the North Tar Pond and the South Tar Pond) ... 3, record 2, English, - Sydney%20Tar%20Ponds
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
The "tar ponds" are actually not ponds at all. The accumulated toxic waste is situated in a tidal estuary, which sends PCBs [polychlorinated biphenyls] to the ocean with every tidal cycle. 5, record 2, English, - Sydney%20Tar%20Ponds
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 3 OBS
Sydney Tar Ponds; Tar Ponds: terms also used in the singular (Sydney Tar Pond; Tar pond), and also more specifically when referring to the North or South Pond. 6, record 2, English, - Sydney%20Tar%20Ponds
Record 2, Key term(s)
- Sydney Tar Pond
- Tar Pond
- Sydney tar pond
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Pollution du sol
- Pollution de l'eau
- Bitumes
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- étangs de goudron de Sydney
1, record 2, French, %C3%A9tangs%20de%20goudron%20de%20Sydney
correct, see observation, masculine noun, plural
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- étangs de goudron 2, record 2, French, %C3%A9tangs%20de%20goudron
correct, see observation, masculine noun, plural
- mares de goudron de Sydney 3, record 2, French, mares%20de%20goudron%20de%20Sydney
correct, see observation, feminine noun, plural, less frequent
- étangs bitumineux de Sydney 4, record 2, French, %C3%A9tangs%20bitumineux%20de%20Sydney
avoid, see observation, masculine noun, plural
- étangs bitumeux de Sydney 5, record 2, French, %C3%A9tangs%20bitumeux%20de%20Sydney
avoid, see observation, masculine noun, plural, less frequent
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les étangs de goudron (soit l'étang de goudron du Nord et l'étang de goudron du Sud) sont le nom courant du ruisseau Muggah, un estuaire qui a reçu des évacuations industrielles des activités industrielles en amont, y compris les fours à coke. Les étangs de goudron couvrent une superficie de 31 hectares et contiennent plus de 700 000 tonnes (550 000 m³) de sédiments contaminés aux hydrocarbures aromatiques polycycliques et aux métaux. 2, record 2, French, - %C3%A9tangs%20de%20goudron%20de%20Sydney
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Le goudron est un dérivé houillé de couleur noire. Sous-produit de la distillation de la houille lors de la fabrication du coke, il est très visqueux, voire solide (brai de goudron). Dans le langage courant, on le confond souvent avec le bitume d'origine pétrolière. Cette confusion est due à l'invention du tarmacadam, ancêtre des revêtements routiers qui était fabriqué à l'origine avec du goudron (tar en anglais). 6, record 2, French, - %C3%A9tangs%20de%20goudron%20de%20Sydney
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
étangs de goudron de Sydney; étangs de goudron : termes recommandés par le Bureau de la traduction. 7, record 2, French, - %C3%A9tangs%20de%20goudron%20de%20Sydney
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 3 OBS
mares de goudron de Sydney : terme utilisé dans l'entente auxiliaire Canada - Nouvelle-Écosse sur le nettoyage des mares de goudron de Sydney. À des fins d'uniformité, de préférence, utiliser les termes «étangs de goudron de Sydney» ou «étangs de goudron», termes plus fréquemment utilisés. 7, record 2, French, - %C3%A9tangs%20de%20goudron%20de%20Sydney
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 4 OBS
étangs bitumineux de Sydney; étangs bitumeux de Sydney : Ces traductions de «Sydney Tar Ponds» pour désigner un site de résidus toxiques vont à l'encontre de la tendance à associer au Canada l'adjectif à des formations géologiques desquelles on pourra extraire des hydrocarbures naturels, mais sont largement répandues, depuis longtemps, dans de nombreux documents à caractère officiel émanant de divers ministères. 8, record 2, French, - %C3%A9tangs%20de%20goudron%20de%20Sydney
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 5 OBS
étangs de goudron de Sydney; étangs de goudron; étangs bitumineux de Sydney : termes aussi utilisés au singulier (étang de goudron de Sydney; étang de goudron; étang bitumineux de Sydney), et plus spécifiquement lorsqu'il est question de l'étang du Nord ou de l'étang du Sud. 8, record 2, French, - %C3%A9tangs%20de%20goudron%20de%20Sydney
Record 2, Key term(s)
- étang de goudron de Sydney
- mare de goudron de Sydney
- étang bitumineux de Sydney
- étang bitumeux de Sydney
- étang de goudron
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2003-09-16
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Ports
- Hydrology and Hydrography
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- tidal harbour
1, record 3, English, tidal%20harbour
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- tidal port 2, record 3, English, tidal%20port
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A harbour whose depth of water depends on the state of the tide. 3, record 3, English, - tidal%20harbour
Record 3, Key term(s)
- tidal harbor
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Ports
- Hydrologie et hydrographie
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- port de marée
1, record 3, French, port%20de%20mar%C3%A9e
masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- port à marée 2, record 3, French, port%20%C3%A0%20mar%C3%A9e
masculine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Port subissant l'effet de la marée et dépourvu de bassin toujours en eau. 3, record 3, French, - port%20de%20mar%C3%A9e
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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