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GARBAGE CHUTE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2005-12-07
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Waste Management
- Building Elements
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- waste chute
1, record 1, English, waste%20chute
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- gravity waste chute 2, record 1, English, gravity%20waste%20chute
correct
- refuse chute 3, record 1, English, refuse%20chute
correct
- trash chute 2, record 1, English, trash%20chute
correct
- garbage chute 4, record 1, English, garbage%20chute
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An enclosed vertical passageway in a building used for transferring trash ... by gravity to a room at the bottom, or to an interface to a compactor. 2, record 1, English, - waste%20chute
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Waste chutes and handling systems ... General access gravity type. This type of waste chute consists of an enclosed vertical passageway in a building leading to a storage or compacting room, with transfer accomplished by gravity only. 5, record 1, English, - waste%20chute
Record 1, Key term(s)
- chute
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Gestion des déchets
- Éléments du bâtiment
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- vide-ordures
1, record 1, French, vide%2Dordures
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- colonne vide-ordures 2, record 1, French, colonne%20vide%2Dordures
correct, feminine noun
- dévaloir 3, record 1, French, d%C3%A9valoir
correct, see observation, masculine noun, Switzerland
- chute à ordures 4, record 1, French, chute%20%C3%A0%20ordures
avoid, feminine noun, Canada
- chute à déchets 5, record 1, French, chute%20%C3%A0%20d%C3%A9chets
avoid, feminine noun, Canada
- chute d'ordures ménagères 6, record 1, French, chute%20d%27ordures%20m%C3%A9nag%C3%A8res
avoid, feminine noun, Canada
- descente d'ordures ménagères 7, record 1, French, descente%20d%27ordures%20m%C3%A9nag%C3%A8res
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Dispositif destiné à l'évacuation par gravité des ordures ménagères qui est constitué généralement d'une tuyauterie verticale d'un fort diamètre comportant des vidoirs, et qui aboutit à sa partie basse dans un récipient de stockage. 8, record 1, French, - vide%2Dordures
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Il existe deux systèmes d'évacuation des déchets au moyen des vide-ordures. Celui par voie sèche [...] [et] le système par voie humide [...] Les vide-ordures de ce [dernier] type, ou éviers-vidoirs, sont situés dans les cuisines. 9, record 1, French, - vide%2Dordures
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
"Dévaloir" : terme utilisé en Suisse, selon LAROG 1982, v. 3, p. 3191. 5, record 1, French, - vide%2Dordures
Record 1, Key term(s)
- descente
- colonne vide-ordures
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Gestión de los desechos
- Elementos de edificios
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- conducto para basuras
1, record 1, Spanish, conducto%20para%20basuras
masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- tragabasuras 2, record 1, Spanish, tragabasuras
masculine noun
- conductor de basura 2, record 1, Spanish, conductor%20de%20basura
masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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