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UNLOADING ELEVATOR [6 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2017-11-16
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Rail Transport
- Transport of Goods
- Grain Growing
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- pooling of grain
1, record 1, English, pooling%20of%20grain
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
During the 1970-71 crop year, a procedure known as "pooling of grain" was introduced at the ports of Vancouver and Thunder Bay to reduce the amount of switching required. Under this system, all Wheat Board grain, that is export wheat, oats and barley(except selected lots), is placed at any terminal for unloading, no matter to which elevator company it is consigned. Time is saved by eliminating the switching formerly required to effect mandatory delivery to the elevator company indicated on the bill of lading. 1, record 1, English, - pooling%20of%20grain
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Transport par rail
- Transport de marchandises
- Culture des céréales
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- pool du grain
1, record 1, French, pool%20du%20grain
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Pendant la campagne agricole de 1970-1971, on a adopté aux ports de Vancouver et de Thunder Bay un procédé appelé «pool du grain», en vue de réduire les échanges. Suivant ce procédé, tout le grain de la Commission du blé, c'est-à-dire le blé, l'avoine et l'orge d'exportation (à l'exception de certains chargements) est stocké dans n'importe quel silo portuaire, quelle que soit la compagnie manutentionnaire à laquelle il a été consigné. On gagne ainsi un temps précieux en supprimant les manœuvres nécessitées jusque-là par l'obligation de livrer le grain à la compagnie de silos figurant sur la lettre de voiture. 1, record 1, French, - pool%20du%20grain
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2012-06-15
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Elevators
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- passenger elevator
1, record 2, English, passenger%20elevator
correct, United States, standardized
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- elevator 2, record 2, English, elevator
correct, see observation, United States
- passenger lift 3, record 2, English, passenger%20lift
correct, Great Britain
- lift 2, record 2, English, lift
correct, see observation, noun, Great Britain
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An elevator used primarily to carry persons other than the operator and persons necessary for loading and unloading. 1, record 2, English, - passenger%20elevator
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Passenger elevators have relatively wide, shallow cars with wide entrances, so that people can enter and leave quickly at each stop. 4, record 2, English, - passenger%20elevator
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Strictly speaking, "elevator" and "lift" are terms referring to hoisting equipment for people and materials as well; however the terms are commonly used without qualifier to refer to the French "ascenseur" which is used to hoist people only. 5, record 2, English, - passenger%20elevator
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
passenger elevator: term standardized by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) (Standards Committee). 6, record 2, English, - passenger%20elevator
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Ascenseurs et monte-charge
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- ascenseur
1, record 2, French, ascenseur
correct, masculine noun, standardized
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- ascenseur-descenseur 2, record 2, French, ascenseur%2Ddescenseur
masculine noun, less frequent
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Appareil élévateur permettant de transporter des personnes dans une cabine se déplaçant entre des guides verticaux, ou faiblement inclinés sur la verticale, et actionnée par une machinerie. 3, record 2, French, - ascenseur
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
ascenseur : terme normalisé par l'AFNOR. 4, record 2, French, - ascenseur
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 DEF
Appareil qui sert à monter (et, en général, à descendre) des personnes aux différents étages d'un immeuble. 2, record 2, French, - ascenseur
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Ascenseur [...] On dit parfois, pour préciser, ascenseur-descenseur. Un élévateur est un appareil servant à soulever des choses, non des personnes [...] en Amérique du Nord l'anglais se sert du même mot "elevator" pour désigner l'ascenseur, l'élévateur et le monte-charge. En Europe, «ascenseur» se dit «lift» en anglais [...] 5, record 2, French, - ascenseur
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Ascensores y montacargas
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- ascensor
1, record 2, Spanish, ascensor
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2006-01-11
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Elevators
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- freight elevator
1, record 3, English, freight%20elevator
correct, United States, standardized
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- goods lift 2, record 3, English, goods%20lift
see observation, Great Britain
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An elevator primarily used for carrying freight on which only the operator and the persons necessary for loading and unloading the freight are permitted to ride. 1, record 3, English, - freight%20elevator
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Sydney Opera House Staging staff will assist in unloading equipment to the goods lift. The goods lift takes equipment from Central Passage level to the Concert Hall ante room (backstage). 3, record 3, English, - freight%20elevator
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
for "goods lift": elevator: British usage "lift" ... 4, record 3, English, - freight%20elevator
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 OBS
for "goods lift": Lift. The type of lift or elevator here described is the guided car or platform for the vertical transport of passengers or goods ... 5, record 3, English, - freight%20elevator
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 3 OBS
freight elevator: term standardized by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). 6, record 3, English, - freight%20elevator
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Ascenseurs et monte-charge
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- monte-charge
1, record 3, French, monte%2Dcharge
correct, masculine noun, standardized
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Engin élévateur de transport vertical de charges lourdes; son fonctionnement, et les dispositifs de sécurité correspondants, sont analogues à ceux des ascenseurs; sa cabine, robuste, est en général plus vaste pour accueillir des chariots. 2, record 3, French, - monte%2Dcharge
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Pluriel : des monte-charges. 3, record 3, French, - monte%2Dcharge
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 OBS
monte-charges (pl.) : Cette graphie, puisée des Rectifications de l'orthographe recommandées par le Conseil supérieur de la langue française, est attestée dans le Petit Robert (2004). 4, record 3, French, - monte%2Dcharge
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 3 OBS
monte-charge : terme normalisé par l'AFNOR. 5, record 3, French, - monte%2Dcharge
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Ascensores y montacargas
Record 3, Main entry term, Spanish
- montacargas
1, record 3, Spanish, montacargas
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 3, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Ascensor destinado a elevar mercaderías y objetos muy pesados o voluminosos. 2, record 3, Spanish, - montacargas
Record 4 - internal organization data 2005-06-27
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Industrial Tools and Equipment
- Chutes, Spouts and Conveyors
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- throw-off carriage 1, record 4, English, throw%2Doff%20carriage
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
A system of pipes runs from floor to floor, and by means of the band conveyor with its movable throw-off carriage grain can be shot to any floor. 2, record 4, English, - throw%2Doff%20carriage
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Through the unloading line to the technological places : wagon elevator, pusher, tippler, set of belt conveyor flights, throw-off carriage, loading bridge, dumping conveyor... 3, record 4, English, - throw%2Doff%20carriage
Record 4, Key term(s)
- throw off carriage
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Outillage industriel
- Convoyeurs et goulottes (Manutention)
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- chariot déverseur mobile
1, record 4, French, chariot%20d%C3%A9verseur%20mobile
see observation, masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
On écrirait mieux «charriot». 2, record 4, French, - chariot%20d%C3%A9verseur%20mobile
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 2 OBS
charriot : Cette graphie, puisée des Rectifications de l'orthographe recommandées par le Conseil supérieur de la langue française, est attestée dans le Petit Robert (2004). 3, record 4, French, - chariot%20d%C3%A9verseur%20mobile
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 3 OBS
Doc. A 934. Techniques de l'ingénieur A-5. Séparation, manutention mécaniques. 1, record 4, French, - chariot%20d%C3%A9verseur%20mobile
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 1998-08-24
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Man-Made Construction Materials
- Plastic Materials
- Plywood
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- unleader
1, record 5, English, unleader
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
- unloading elevator 2, record 5, English, unloading%20elevator
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Matériaux de construction artificiels
- Matières plastiques
- Contreplaqués
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- déchargeur
1, record 5, French, d%C3%A9chargeur
correct, masculine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
- déchargeur de presse 2, record 5, French, d%C3%A9chargeur%20de%20presse
masculine noun
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Appareil servant à retirer les panneaux de la presse après que ces derniers ont été comprimés. 1, record 5, French, - d%C3%A9chargeur
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 1987-12-31
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Elevators
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- automatic freight handling elevator 1, record 6, English, automatic%20freight%20handling%20elevator
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Automatic freight handling. Automatic loading and unloading devices have been incorporated into modern freight elevators. A call button activates the automatic pickup; the elevator arrives, the load is pulled into the car, the car moves to the proper floor, and the load is discharged. 2, record 6, English, - automatic%20freight%20handling%20elevator
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Ascenseurs et monte-charge
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- élévateur-descenseur alternatif
1, record 6, French, %C3%A9l%C3%A9vateur%2Ddescenseur%20alternatif
correct, masculine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
L'élévateur-descenseur alternatif est un monte-charge spécialement équipé afin que les opérations de chargement, d'envoi et de déchargement soient entièrement automatiques. (...) Chaque poste d'étage comporte 2 rampes (...) [dont l'une] sert au chargement, l'autre à la réception. La benne est équipée de cellules photo-électroniques pour la relecture de l'indexation portée par les bacs et d'un transporteur (...) pour les opérations de chargement et de déchargement automatiques. 1, record 6, French, - %C3%A9l%C3%A9vateur%2Ddescenseur%20alternatif
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
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