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WOODS CAMP [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1994-02-22
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Forestry Operations
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- logging camp
1, record 1, English, logging%20camp
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- log camp 1, record 1, English, log%20camp
correct
- lumber camp 1, record 1, English, lumber%20camp
correct, Canada
- woods camp 1, record 1, English, woods%20camp
correct, Canada
- camboose camp 1, record 1, English, camboose%20camp
correct, Canada, obsolete
- chantier 1, record 1, English, chantier
correct, see observation, Canada, obsolete
- lumber shanty 1, record 1, English, lumber%20shanty
correct, Canada, obsolete
- shanty 1, record 1, English, shanty
correct, Canada, obsolete
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A camp at which logging is carried on. 1, record 1, English, - logging%20camp
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
logging: The business or occupation of felling and sawing trees and of transporting them to sawmills, lumberyards, etc. 1, record 1, English, - logging%20camp
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
The word "shanty" developed as an equivalent for the French-Canadian word chantier, a lumber camp. 1, record 1, English, - logging%20camp
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Exploitation forestière
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- camp
1, record 1, French, camp
correct, Canada
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- camp de bûcherons 2, record 1, French, camp%20de%20b%C3%BBcherons
correct, masculine noun, Canada
- chantier 3, record 1, French, chantier
correct, see observation, masculine noun, Canada, obsolete
- camp forestier 4, record 1, French, camp%20forestier
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Construction et aménagement destinés à une équipe de bûcherons près des lieux où se fait un chantier dans la forêt. 5, record 1, French, - camp
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 DEF
Habitation de forestiers, de bûcherons, etc. 6, record 1, French, - camp
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Chantier : lieu où se pratique la coupe du bois dans une forêt. 5, record 1, French, - camp
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Le Dictionnaire de la langue québécoise rurale de David Rogers (ROQUE) ainsi que le Glossaire du parler français au Canada (FRACA) reconnaissent un second sens à «chantier» qui est celui de «quartier général des hommes qui travaillent à une exploitation forestière». 2, record 1, French, - camp
Record 1, Key term(s)
- campe
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1988-02-12
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Forestry Operations
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- logging camp
1, record 2, English, logging%20camp
correct, generic
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- log camp 2, record 2, English, log%20camp
correct, generic
- shanty 2, record 2, English, shanty
correct, Canada, obsolete, generic
- lumber camp 2, record 2, English, lumber%20camp
correct, Canada, generic
- woods camp 1, record 2, English, woods%20camp
correct, Canada, generic
- camboose camp 1, record 2, English, camboose%20camp
correct, Canada, obsolete, generic
- chantier 1, record 2, English, chantier
correct, see observation, Canada, obsolete, generic
- lumber shanty 1, record 2, English, lumber%20shanty
correct, Canada, obsolete, generic
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A camp at which logging is carried on. 1, record 2, English, - logging%20camp
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
logging: The business or occupation of felling and sawing trees and of transporting them to sawmills, lumberyards, etc. 1, record 2, English, - logging%20camp
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
The word "shanty" developed as an equivalent for the French-Canadian word chantier, a lumber camp. 1, record 2, English, - logging%20camp
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Exploitation forestière
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- chantier d'exploitation forestière
1, record 2, French, chantier%20d%27exploitation%20foresti%C3%A8re
correct, masculine noun, specific
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- chantier 2, record 2, French, chantier
correct, masculine noun, Canada, obsolete, specific
- chantier forestier 3, record 2, French, chantier%20forestier
correct, masculine noun, specific
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Lieu où se pratique la coupe du bois dans une forêt. 4, record 2, French, - chantier%20d%27exploitation%20foresti%C3%A8re
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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