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WASHOUT VALVE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2017-05-31
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Taps and Plumbing Accessories
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- drain valve
1, record 1, English, drain%20valve
correct, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- drain cock 2, record 1, English, drain%20cock
correct
- drain cock valve 3, record 1, English, drain%20cock%20valve
- draining valve 4, record 1, English, draining%20valve
- drainage valve 5, record 1, English, drainage%20valve
- draw-off valve 6, record 1, English, draw%2Doff%20valve
- blowoff valve 7, record 1, English, blowoff%20valve
- washout valve 7, record 1, English, washout%20valve
- drain tap 8, record 1, English, drain%20tap
- draw-off cock 9, record 1, English, draw%2Doff%20cock
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A valve used ... to empty a process line, vessel, or storage tank. 10, record 1, English, - drain%20valve
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
A drainage valve at the bottom of the tank also enables heavy particles deposited below the ejector to be drawn off. 5, record 1, English, - drain%20valve
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
"drain cock": a cock placed at the lowest point of a water system, through which the system can be drained when required. 11, record 1, English, - drain%20valve
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
drain valve: term officially approved by the Lexicon Project Committee (New Brunswick). 12, record 1, English, - drain%20valve
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Robinetterie et accessoires
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- robinet de vidange
1, record 1, French, robinet%20de%20vidange
correct, masculine noun, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- robinet de purge 2, record 1, French, robinet%20de%20purge
correct, masculine noun, officially approved
- soupape de purge 3, record 1, French, soupape%20de%20purge
see observation, feminine noun
- purgeur 4, record 1, French, purgeur
correct, masculine noun
- robinet de vidage 5, record 1, French, robinet%20de%20vidage
masculine noun
- soupape de vidange 6, record 1, French, soupape%20de%20vidange
see observation, feminine noun
- soupape de drainage 7, record 1, French, soupape%20de%20drainage
see observation, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Robinet de puisage permettant, après la fermeture d'un robinet d'arrêt, d'évacuer toute l'eau remplissant les tuyauteries commandées par ce robinet. 8, record 1, French, - robinet%20de%20vidange
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
«robinet de purge» : robinet adapté à une conduite ou à un récipient pour purger l'air ou l'eau condensée. 9, record 1, French, - robinet%20de%20vidange
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Un robinet est actionné manuellement tandis qu'une soupape est actionnée par la pression du fluide ou par commande mécanique. Ces deux termes sont néanmoins utilisés, en plomberie pour désigner un robinet de vidange. 10, record 1, French, - robinet%20de%20vidange
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
robinet de vidange; robinet de purge : termes uniformisés par le Comité du projet de lexiques (Nouveau-Brunswick). 11, record 1, French, - robinet%20de%20vidange
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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