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WORK BASKET [4 records]

Record 1 2015-02-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Site Development
DEF

Trellis made of pickets and branches to hold back earth.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Aménagement du terrain
DEF

Assemblage fait avec des pieux et des branches d'arbres pour soutenir des terres et les empêcher de s'ébouler.

Spanish

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Record 2 2013-10-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Baskets and Basketmaking
  • Indigenous Arts and Culture
CONT

The production of Abenaki handicrafts is diversified ... Ash basketwork is the most popular type of handicraft and a considerable source of income.

Key term(s)
  • ash basket work

French

Domaine(s)
  • Vannerie
  • Arts et culture autochtones
CONT

La production artisanale des Abénaquis est diversifiée. [...] La vannerie de frêne est la forme d'artisanat la plus populaire. Elle constitue pour les Abénaquis d'Odanak une source de revenus appréciable.

Spanish

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Record 3 2001-03-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Equipment (Oil and Natural Gas Extraction)
DEF

A small round platform for hauling workers on and off the rig. It is enclosed with wire so no one can fall out, and it is raised or lowered by the crane on the rig.

DEF

A contrivance consisting of interwoven rope lines and a floatable ring on which men ride when being transferred from boat to rig or rig to boat on offshore locations.

CONT

As the boat came alongside, the crane operator on the rig lowered the birdcage, a small round platform enclosed by wire cables to keep people from falling off. Two or three men at a time climbed aboard the birdcage and were hauled into the air, then lowered to the rig platform, or deck.

OBS

A personnel net is usually rigged up to a crane.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Outillage (Extraction du pétrole et du gaz)
CONT

Du navire ravitailleur à la plate-forme, l'équipage transite dans le «panier».

Spanish

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Record 4 1988-09-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Office Equipment and Supplies

French

Domaine(s)
  • Équipement et fournitures de bureau

Spanish

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