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COLUMNA DIRECCION [2 records]

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Record 1 2019-11-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Brush, Prairie and Forest Fires
  • Fire Prevention
DEF

A fire set along the inner edge of a control line to consume the fuel in the path of a forest fire and/or change the direction of force of the fire's convection column.

CONT

Then each man grabs his jump helmet - fitted with a cage-like mask to protect his face during a descent through branches - and his personal gear bag, which holds a liter of water, leather gloves, hard hat, flares for lighting back-fires ...

OBS

A fire set to burn off fuel in the path of an advancing wildland fire in order to stop its progress. Typically, a backfire is set inside a fire control line to reduce the fuel between the line and the fire edge.

Key term(s)
  • control burn
  • counter-fire

French

Domaine(s)
  • Incendies de végétation
  • Prévention des incendies
DEF

Incendie allumé intentionnellement le long d'une bande de terrain assez large et soigneusement nettoyée, à une certaine distance et du côté vers lequel progresse un incendie forestier, pour empêcher sa progression.

CONT

Dans celui-ci, 1 l d'eau, des gants de cuir, des torches pour allumer des contre-feux, un casque, un couteau, une boussole, une radio et une tente en aluminium - éventuel abri de dernier recours contre le feu.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Incendio de la vegetación
  • Prevención de incendios
DEF

Fuego que se prende por la parte de dentro de una línea de contención, para consumir el combustible que pueda existir ante la marcha del incendio o para cambiar la dirección de la fuerza de su columna de convección.

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Record 2 2017-03-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Steering Systems (Motor Vehicles and Bicycles)
DEF

The mechanism transmitting the steering wheel's rotational motion to the steering gearbox.

OBS

steering column: term proposed by the World Road Association.

OBS

steering column: term officially approved by the Lexicon Project Committee (New Brunswick).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Direction (Véhicules automobiles et bicyclettes)
DEF

Mécanisme qui sert à transmettre le mouvement de rotation du volant au boîtier de direction.

OBS

colonne de direction : terme proposé par l'Association mondiale de la route.

OBS

colonne de direction : terme uniformisé par le Comité du projet de lexiques (Nouveau-Brunswick).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Sistemas de dirección (Vehículos automotores y bicicletas)
DEF

Árbol que el conductor hace girar con el volante para accionar la dirección.

CONT

Al mover el volante se mueve la columna de dirección y el husillo, en cuyo extremo se encuentra un piñón que se aloja en la caja de dirección y que engrana con una barra que tiene labrado un dentado.

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