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BUFFALO JUMP [2 records]

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Record 1 2002-06-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Toponymy
  • Geomorphology and Geomorphogeny
DEF

Vertical side of a coulee, hill, or river bank.

CONT

Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump, Alta.

OBS

place where Plains Indians killed herds of bison by driving them over steep cliffs. Rare; generic used in Alta.

OBS

buffalo jump: term and definition officially approved by the Geographical Names Board of Canada (GNBC) (formerly named the Canadian Permanent Committee on Geographical Names -- CPCGN) within the scope of its glossary (TB-176) which is the first authoritative publication on generics in use in Canada.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Toponymie
  • Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
DEF

Pente raide qui délimite deux reliefs importants.

CONT

Escarpement d'Eardley, Québec.

OBS

escarpement : générique attesté au Québec.

OBS

escarpement : terme et définition uniformisés par la Commission de toponymie du Canada (CTC) (anciennement appelée le Comité permanent canadien des noms géographiques -- CPCNG) dans le cadre du glossaire (BT-176) faisant autorité sur la question des génériques en usage au Canada.

Spanish

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Record 2 1999-12-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Hunting and Sport Fishing
OBS

buffalo: The common name for any of five species of wild cattle native to Africa and Asia. The term is commonly, but erroneously, applied to the American bison.

OBS

In Canada, "buffalo jump" is commonly used but "bison jump" would be more appropriate.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Chasse et pêche sportive
CONT

Le saut de bison consistait en un couloir délimité par deux murs de pierre et de broussailles en forme de V, menant au bord d'une falaise. On acheminait les animaux dans ce couloir, puis on semait la panique dans le troupeau pour inciter les bêtes à se précipiter du haut de la falaise.

Key term(s)
  • précipice à bison
  • saut de bisons

Spanish

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