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FLOOD VALVE [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2018-02-20
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Ship and Boat Parts
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Kingston valve
1, record 1, English, Kingston%20valve
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- flood valve 1, record 1, English, flood%20valve
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Kingston valve: term used mainly on Oberon submarines. 1, record 1, English, - Kingston%20valve
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
flood valve: term used on other types of submarines. 1, record 1, English, - Kingston%20valve
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Parties des bateaux
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- vanne Kingston
1, record 1, French, vanne%20Kingston
correct, feminine noun, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- vanne de remplissage 1, record 1, French, vanne%20de%20remplissage
correct, feminine noun, officially approved
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
vanne Kingston: terme utilisé principalement à bord des sous-marins Oberon. 1, record 1, French, - vanne%20Kingston
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
vanne de remplissage: terme utilisé à bord des autres types de sous-marins. 1, record 1, French, - vanne%20Kingston
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
vanne Kingston; vanne de remplissage : termes uniformisés par le Comité de normalisation de la terminologie navale. 2, record 1, French, - vanne%20Kingston
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Partes de los barcos
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- válvula de Kingston
1, record 1, Spanish, v%C3%A1lvula%20de%20Kingston
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Dispositivo de ventilación montado en barcos y submarinos, en general, a nivel de la quilla, que se utiliza para rellenar o eliminar lastre, combustible o tanques de agua. 1, record 1, Spanish, - v%C3%A1lvula%20de%20Kingston
Record 2 - internal organization data 1980-04-16
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Air Transport
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- flood valve 1, record 2, English, flood%20valve
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- flood control valve 1, record 2, English, flood%20control%20valve
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Transport aérien
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- robinet de décharge 1, record 2, French, robinet%20de%20d%C3%A9charge
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
terme d'usage obligatoire au Bureau des Traductions. 2, record 2, French, - robinet%20de%20d%C3%A9charge
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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