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ZULU [7 records]

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Record 1 2022-04-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Security
  • Armour
DEF

An area safe from direct ground fire that may be occupied by armoured personnel carriers during the assault phase of an attack.

OBS

ZULU harbour; Z har: designations and definition officially approved by the Army Terminology Panel; designations officially approved by the Department of National Defence and the Canadian Forces.

Key term(s)
  • ZULU harbor

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sécurité
  • Arme blindée
DEF

Zone protégée contre le tir terrestre direct, qui pourrait être occupée par des transports de troupes blindés pendant la phase d'assaut d'une attaque.

OBS

refuge ZULU; ref Z : désignations et définition uniformisées par le Groupe d'experts en terminologie de l'Armée de terre; désignations uniformisées par le ministère de la Défense nationale et les Forces canadiennes.

Spanish

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Record 2 2017-03-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Various Military Titles
  • Military (General)
OBS

We mark these outstanding achievements using the traditional naval signal for a job well done ... Bravo Zulu!

OBS

Bravo Zulu (BZ) to the sailors of Her Majesty's Canadian Ships (HMCS) Carleton and Cataraqui – the Naval Reserve Divisions of Ottawa and Kingston, Ontario, respectively – who successfully completed Exercise RIDEAU GUARD 2013.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Appellations militaires diverses
  • Militaire (Généralités)
OBS

Nous utilisons pour ce faire la formule traditionnelle de la marine pour marquer un travail bien fait […] Bravo Zulu!

OBS

Bravo Zulu (BZ) aux marins des navires canadiens de Sa Majesté (NCSM) Carleton et Cataraqui – respectivement les Divisions de la Réserve navale d'Ottawa et de Kingston, en Ontario – qui ont brillamment réussi l'exercice RIDEAU GUARD 2013.

Spanish

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Record 3 2015-11-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Metrology and Units of Measure
  • Chronology
  • Mathematical Geography
  • Banking
DEF

The international standard of time that is kept by atomic clocks around the world.

CONT

By convention, the world's weather communities use a twenty four hour clock, similar to "military" time based on the 0° longitude meridian, also known as the Greenwich meridian. Prior to 1972, this time was called Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) but is now referred to as Coordinated Universal Time or Universal Time Coordinated (UTC). It is a coordinated time scale, maintained by the Bureau International des Poids et Mesures (BIPM). It is also known as "Z time" or "Zulu Time."

OBS

Coordinated Universal Time; UTC: term and abbreviation officially approved by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO).

OBS

Co-ordinated Universal Time; UTC: term and abbreviation standardized by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) in 1993.

OBS

Coordinated Universal Time; Universal Time Coordinated; UTC: terms and abbreviation standardized by NATO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Unités de mesure et métrologie
  • Chronologie
  • Géographie mathématique
  • Banque
DEF

Échelle de temps calculée par le Bureau international des poids et mesures à partir du temps atomique international (TAI).

CONT

Le temps universel coordonné est la référence pour l'heure officielle dans tous les pays.

OBS

Le Comité linguistique de Radio-Canada recommande l'adoption du sigle UTC, universellement employé.

OBS

temps universel coordonné; UTC : terme et abréviation normalisés par l'ISO; terme normalisé par l'OTAN.

OBS

temps universel coordonné; UTC : terme et abréviation uniformisés par le Comité d'uniformisation de la terminologie aéronautique (CUTA) - Opérations aériennes et par l'Organisation de l'aviation civile internationale (OACI).

OBS

temps universel coordonné; TUC : terme et abréviation normalisés par l'Organisation internationale de normalisation (ISO) en 1993.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Metrología y unidades de medida
  • Cronología
  • Geografía matemática
  • Operaciones bancarias
DEF

Escala de tiempo mantenida por la Oficina Internacional de la Hora (BIH), que constituye la base de una difusión coordinada de frecuencias patrón y señales horarias.

OBS

Su ritmo corresponde exactamente al del tiempo atómico internacional, pero difiere de éste en un número entero de segundos.

OBS

tiempo universal coordinado; UTC: término y abreviatura aceptados oficialmente por la Organización de Aviación Civil Internacional (OACI).

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Record 4 2011-11-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Inhabitant Names and Names of Peoples
  • Citizenship and Immigration
OBS

A member of a Nguni people living mainly in Natal, Republic of South Africa.

OBS

Plural: Zulus.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Noms d’habitants et noms de peuples
  • Citoyenneté et immigration
OBS

ou Zulus. Peuple d'Afrique du Sud.

OBS

Pluriel : les Zoulous, les Zouloues.

Key term(s)
  • Zulus

Spanish

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Record 5 2011-08-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Psycho-, Socio- and Ethnolinguistics
DEF

The Bantu language spoken by the Zulu, a Nguni people living mainly in Natal, Republic of South Africa. Zulu is of considerable literary importance as one of the leading Bantu languages of southern Africa.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Psycho-, socio- et ethnolinguistique
DEF

Langue bantoue, très proche du xhosa, parlée en Afrique du Sud, plus précisément dans la province du Natal, par les Zoulous

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Psicolingüística, sociolingüística y etnolingüística
OBS

Una de las lenguas oficiales de Sudáfrica.

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Record 6 1993-03-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Military Administration
DEF

the location where armoured personnel carriers meet dismounted troops. (CFP 121 (4) (B]

French

Domaine(s)
  • Administration militaire
DEF

endroit où les transports de troupes blindés se portent à la rencontre des troupes à pied. (CFP 121 (4) (B]

Spanish

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Record 7 1992-09-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Military Exercises

French

Domaine(s)
  • Exercices militaires

Spanish

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