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ADIT [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2010-12-30
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Mine Passages
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- adit
1, record 1, English, adit
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- drift 2, record 1, English, drift
correct, noun
- adit level 3, record 1, English, adit%20level
correct
- tunnel 4, record 1, English, tunnel
correct, see observation
- side drift 5, record 1, English, side%20drift
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An opening made horizontally into the side of a hill through which a mineral deposit will be explored and developed. 6, record 1, English, - adit
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
If driven through the hill or mountain to the surface on the opposite side it would be a tunnel. 3, record 1, English, - adit
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
tunnel: The term is loosely applied in many cases to an adit. 3, record 1, English, - adit
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
adit; drift: terms used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector. 7, record 1, English, - adit
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Galeries et soles (Mines)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- galerie d'accès
1, record 1, French, galerie%20d%27acc%C3%A8s
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- galerie à flanc de coteau 2, record 1, French, galerie%20%C3%A0%20flanc%20de%20coteau
correct, feminine noun
- galerie horizontale à flanc de coteau 3, record 1, French, galerie%20horizontale%20%C3%A0%20flanc%20de%20coteau
correct, feminine noun
- entrée de fendue 4, record 1, French, entr%C3%A9e%20de%20fendue
feminine noun
- entrée de mine subhorizontale 5, record 1, French, entr%C3%A9e%20de%20mine%20subhorizontale
feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Une mine comporte au moins deux puits verticaux d'accès au gisement, ou plus généralement deux voies d'accès, puits verticaux ou inclinés, ou galeries à flanc de coteau. [...] On pénètre dans la mine par une galerie horizontale à flanc de coteau et par un puits [...] 6, record 1, French, - galerie%20d%27acc%C3%A8s
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
galerie d'accès; galerie à flanc de coteau : termes en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre. 7, record 1, French, - galerie%20d%27acc%C3%A8s
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Galerías (Minas)
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- galería de acceso
1, record 1, Spanish, galer%C3%ADa%20de%20acceso
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- bocamina 2, record 1, Spanish, bocamina
feminine noun
- socavón 3, record 1, Spanish, socav%C3%B3n
masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Túnel horizontal abierto en las minas, por donde se accede a ellas y se transportan materiales hacia el interior o exterior. 1, record 1, Spanish, - galer%C3%ADa%20de%20acceso
Record 2 - internal organization data 1986-03-11
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Military (General)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- Alliance Defence Industry and Technology 1, record 2, English, Alliance%20Defence%20Industry%20and%20Technology
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Militaire (Généralités)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- Industrie et technologie de défense de l'Alliance 1, record 2, French, Industrie%20et%20technologie%20de%20d%C3%A9fense%20de%20l%27Alliance
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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