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ESCAFANDRA [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-06-28
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Sports Equipment and Accessories
- Underwater Diving (Sports)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- diving suit
1, record 1, English, diving%20suit
correct, see observation
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- frog suit 2, record 1, English, frog%20suit
correct, see observation
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A watertight costume for underwater use, connected to the surface or to a diving bell by a tube that provides the wearer with air. 1, record 1, English, - diving%20suit
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The first diving suit, with a large metal helmet supplied with air through a hose, was invented in the UK by the brothers John and Charles Deane in 1828. 1, record 1, English, - diving%20suit
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Hamish McIntyre readies the pump for Les McCoss who is diving [in] a frog suit with a Drager submarine escape lung and an air economiser ... 2, record 1, English, - diving%20suit
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
This type of equipment is no longer used. 3, record 1, English, - diving%20suit
Record 1, Key term(s)
- frog-suit
- frogsuit
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Équipement et accessoires de sport
- Plongée sous-marine (Sports)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- scaphandre
1, record 1, French, scaphandre
correct, see observation, masculine noun, obsolete
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Appareil de plongée individuel hermétiquement étanche, alimenté en air depuis la surface par une pompe. 1, record 1, French, - scaphandre
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le bandit [...] tue son compagnon sans la moindre effusion de sang en coupant le tube d'air de son scaphandre. 1, record 1, French, - scaphandre
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Ce genre d'équipement ne s'utilise plus. 2, record 1, French, - scaphandre
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Equipo y accesorios deportivos
- Buceo (Deportes)
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- escafandra
1, record 1, Spanish, escafandra
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- escafandro 1, record 1, Spanish, escafandro
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La escafandra clásica consiste en una vestidura de tela impermeabilizada, provista de una junta estanca en las muñecas [...] y de una armadura en la parte superior del torso. A ella se puede atornillar un casco metálico provisto de mirillas, para permitir la visión en diferentes direcciones. 2, record 1, Spanish, - escafandra
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Escafandra autónoma, rígida. 2, record 1, Spanish, - escafandra
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