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HONDON [4 records]

Record 1 2017-12-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Horse Racing and Equestrian Sports

French

Domaine(s)
  • Courses hippiques et sports équestres
Key term(s)
  • œilleton de l'étrier

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Carreras de caballos y deportes ecuestres
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Record 2 2011-05-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Horse Racing and Equestrian Sports
CONT

The length of the stirrup leather is such that, with continual lower thigh and knee grip, the arch of the foot can press on the tread of the iron with the heel well down.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Courses hippiques et sports équestres
CONT

Type dans lequel le bout du pied est entouré d'une grille, afin de limiter son engagement et le préserver des heurts.

Key term(s)
  • plancher

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Carreras de caballos y deportes ecuestres
DEF

Parte del estribo donde se apoya el pie.

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Record 3 2010-06-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Physical Geography (General)
  • Climatology
DEF

A topographic depression susceptible to frosts while the surrounding hill slopes may remain frost-free.

OBS

The cold dense air, which has lost heat by terrestrial radiation at night, drains downslope by gravity as a katabatic flow before accumulating in the hollow, wherein the temperature may fall below freezing-point.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Géographie physique (Généralités)
  • Climatologie
DEF

Endroit, par exemple une cuvette ou une vallée étroite, où le gel est plus fréquent que dans le voisinage immédiat en raison de la tendance de l'air froid à s'y écouler à partir de terrains plus élevés.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Geografía física (Generalidades)
  • Climatología
DEF

Lugar, por lo común una hondonada o un valle estrecho, en que las heladas son más frecuentes que en las regiones vecinas, sobre todo porque el aire frío tiende a descender de terrenos más altos.

OBS

bolsa de heladas; hoya de heladas: Términos utilizados por la Asociación Mundial de la Carretera.

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Record 4 2001-04-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Horse Racing and Equestrian Sports

French

Domaine(s)
  • Courses hippiques et sports équestres
Key term(s)
  • branche de l'étrier

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Carreras de caballos y deportes ecuestres
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