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CORTINA AGUA [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2017-05-31
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Fixed Rescue Facilities (fire)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- drencher system
1, record 1, English, drencher%20system
correct, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- drencher installation 2, record 1, English, drencher%20installation
correct
- drencher 3, record 1, English, drencher
correct
- water curtain 4, record 1, English, water%20curtain
correct
- open-head system 5, record 1, English, open%2Dhead%20system
correct, officially approved
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Automatic system of water pipes fitted with drencher exposure heads at suitable intervals and heights, and designed to discharge water on to a surface to be protected against fire exposure. 1, record 1, English, - drencher%20system
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 DEF
water curtain: A row of outside sprinklers protecting a building from exposure fires. 6, record 1, English, - drencher%20system
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
drencher system: term and definition standardized by ISO. 7, record 1, English, - drencher%20system
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
open-head system: term officially approved by the Lexicon Project Committee (New Brunswick). 8, record 1, English, - drencher%20system
Record 1, Key term(s)
- open sprinkler equipment
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Installations fixes de secours (incendies)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- rideau d'eau
1, record 1, French, rideau%20d%27eau
correct, masculine noun, standardized, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- rideau d'eau extérieur 2, record 1, French, rideau%20d%27eau%20ext%C3%A9rieur
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Système automatique de tuyauteries d'eau équipées de diffuseurs disposés à intervalles et hauteurs appropriés et conçu pour projeter de l'eau sur une surface à protéger contre l'exposition d'un feu. 3, record 1, French, - rideau%20d%27eau
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
L'expression «water curtain» désigne également une batterie de lances établies sur le lieu d'un incendie en vue de protéger les contiguïtés. 2, record 1, French, - rideau%20d%27eau
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
rideau d'eau : terme et définition normalisés par l'ISO. 4, record 1, French, - rideau%20d%27eau
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
rideau d'eau : terme uniformisé par le Comité du projet de lexiques (Nouveau-Brunswick). 5, record 1, French, - rideau%20d%27eau
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Instalaciones fijas de salvamento (incendios)
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- cortina de agua
1, record 1, Spanish, cortina%20de%20agua
feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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