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CLIMBING SKIN [1 record]

Record 1 2012-05-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Sports Equipment and Accessories
  • Skiing and Snowboarding
  • Atmospheric, Climatic and Meteorological Phenomena
DEF

climbing skins: Strips of synthetic material, originally made of seal skins, attached to the bottom of skis for ascending a snow slope without sliding backwards.

CONT

Stop in a safe place to remove your skins. [Example approved by the Avalanche Bulletin Terminology Standardization Committee.]

OBS

climbing skin; skin: the plural form of these terms (climbing skins; skins) have been officially approved by the Avalanche Bulletin Terminology Standardization Committee.

OBS

climbing skin; skin: terms usually used in the plural.

Key term(s)
  • climbing skins
  • skins

French

Domaine(s)
  • Équipement et accessoires de sport
  • Ski et surf des neiges
  • Phénomènes météorologiques, climatiques et atmosphériques
DEF

peaux d'ascension : Peaux synthétiques, anciennement peaux de phoque, collées à la semelle des skis et permettant ainsi de monter une pente sans reculer.

CONT

Arrêtez-vous dans un endroit sûr pour enlever vos peaux. [Exemple entériné par le Comité d'uniformisation de la terminologie des bulletins d'avalanche.]

OBS

peau d'ascension; peau : Les termes au pluriel (peaux d'ascension; peaux) ont été uniformisés par le Comité d'uniformisation de la terminologie des bulletins d'avalanche.

OBS

peau d'ascension; peau; peau de phoque : termes habituellement utilisés au pluriel.

Key term(s)
  • peaux d'ascension
  • peaux
  • peaux de phoque

Spanish

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