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ARMAZON CONTINUA [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2020-01-15
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Structural Framework
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- balloon construction
1, record 1, English, balloon%20construction
correct, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- balloon-frame construction 2, record 1, English, balloon%2Dframe%20construction
correct
- balloon frame construction 3, record 1, English, balloon%20frame%20construction
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
A few decades earlier, Chicago homebuilders began using a technique called "balloon-frame construction," replacing cumbersome erections of beams and joists with rapidly built skeletons of precut lumber and nails. 2, record 1, English, - balloon%20construction
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
balloon construction: designation officially approved by the Lexicon Project Committee (New Brunswick). 1, record 1, English, - balloon%20construction
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Charpentes
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- construction à poteaux continus d'un étage à l'autre
1, record 1, French, construction%20%C3%A0%20poteaux%20continus%20d%27un%20%C3%A9tage%20%C3%A0%20l%27autre
feminine noun, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- construction sur colombage 2, record 1, French, construction%20sur%20colombage
correct, feminine noun
- construction à charpente à claire-voie 3, record 1, French, construction%20%C3%A0%20charpente%20%C3%A0%20claire%2Dvoie
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La maison a été érigée selon la méthode de construction sur colombage, une technique du 19e siècle ayant recours à de longues pièces de bois qui se prolongeaient sur toute la hauteur de la charpente. 2, record 1, French, - construction%20%C3%A0%20poteaux%20continus%20d%27un%20%C3%A9tage%20%C3%A0%20l%27autre
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
construction à poteaux continus d'un étage à l'autre : désignation officiellement approuvée par le Comité du projet de lexiques (Nouveau-Brunswick). 1, record 1, French, - construction%20%C3%A0%20poteaux%20continus%20d%27un%20%C3%A9tage%20%C3%A0%20l%27autre
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Estructuras (Construcción)
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- armazón continua
1, record 1, Spanish, armaz%C3%B3n%20continua
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Método de construcción con armazón de madera donde los pies derechos se extienden en una pieza desde el muro de cimentación hasta la carrera o solera superior en la cual se apoya el techo. 1, record 1, Spanish, - armaz%C3%B3n%20continua
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