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CURENA [4 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2024-07-02
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Guns (Land Forces)
- Field Artillery
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- split-trail carriage
1, record 1, English, split%2Dtrail%20carriage
correct, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- split trail carriage 2, record 1, English, split%20trail%20carriage
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A gun carriage with two trails, each of which is attached to the axle or the bottom carriage near the wheels. 3, record 1, English, - split%2Dtrail%20carriage
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
split-trail carriage: designation and definition officially approved by the Army Terminology Panel. 4, record 1, English, - split%2Dtrail%20carriage
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Canons (Forces terrestres)
- Artillerie de campagne
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- affût biflèche
1, record 1, French, aff%C3%BBt%20bifl%C3%A8che
correct, masculine noun, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Affût de canon comportant deux flèches, toutes deux fixées à l'essieu ou à la partie inférieure de l'affût, près des roues. 2, record 1, French, - aff%C3%BBt%20bifl%C3%A8che
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
affût biflèche : désignation et définition uniformisées par le Groupe d'experts en terminologie de l'Armée de terre; désignation uniformisée par Comité de terminologie française du Conseil de doctrine et de tactique de l'Armée de terre. 3, record 1, French, - aff%C3%BBt%20bifl%C3%A8che
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Cañones (Ejército de tierra)
- Artillería de campaña
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- cureña con mástil biflecha
1, record 1, Spanish, cure%C3%B1a%20con%20m%C3%A1stil%20biflecha
feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2022-09-15
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Field Artillery
- Guns (Land Forces)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- gun carriage
1, record 2, English, gun%20carriage
correct, NATO, standardized
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- carriage 1, record 2, English, carriage
correct, NATO, standardized
- gun drug 2, record 2, English, gun%20drug
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A mobile or fixed support for a gun. 3, record 2, English, - gun%20carriage
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
It sometimes includes the elevating and traversing mechanisms. 3, record 2, English, - gun%20carriage
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
gun carriage; carriage: designation and definition standardized by NATO. 4, record 2, English, - gun%20carriage
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Artillerie de campagne
- Canons (Forces terrestres)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- affût de canon
1, record 2, French, aff%C3%BBt%20de%20canon
correct, masculine noun, NATO, standardized, officially approved
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- affût 2, record 2, French, aff%C3%BBt
correct, masculine noun, NATO, standardized
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Support fixe ou mobile d'un canon. 3, record 2, French, - aff%C3%BBt%20de%20canon
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Comprend parfois les mécanismes de pointage en hauteur et en direction. 3, record 2, French, - aff%C3%BBt%20de%20canon
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
affût de canon; affût : désignations et définition normalisées par l'OTAN. 4, record 2, French, - aff%C3%BBt%20de%20canon
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 3 OBS
affût de canon : désignation uniformisée par le Comité de terminologie française du Conseil de doctrine et de tactique de l'Armée de terre. 4, record 2, French, - aff%C3%BBt%20de%20canon
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Artillería de campaña
- Cañones (Ejército de tierra)
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- cureña
1, record 2, Spanish, cure%C3%B1a
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
- afuste 1, record 2, Spanish, afuste
correct, masculine noun
- montaje 2, record 2, Spanish, montaje
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Armazón compuesta de dos gualderas fuertemente unidas por medio de teleras y pasadores, colocadas sobre ruedas o sobre correderas, y en la cual se monta el cañón de artillería. 3, record 2, Spanish, - cure%C3%B1a
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
cureña; afuste; montaje: La Fundación del Español Urgente (Fundéu BBVA), con el asesoramiento de la Real Academia Española, indica que el anglicismo "gun carriage", expresión que el diccionario de Cambridge define como 'armazón con ruedas para un cañón' [...] corresponde con el término español "cureña" [...] Con este sentido exacto, el diccionario académico también recoge "montaje" y "afuste", aunque esta última voz es más propia de la época de los comienzos de la artillería. 4, record 2, Spanish, - cure%C3%B1a
Record 3 - internal organization data 2020-07-29
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Guns (Land Forces)
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- angle of gun-carriage on trail-point 1, record 3, English, angle%20of%20gun%2Dcarriage%20on%20trail%2Dpoint
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Canons (Forces terrestres)
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- angle d'incidence de l'affût
1, record 3, French, angle%20d%27incidence%20de%20l%27aff%C3%BBt
masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Cañones (Ejército de tierra)
Record 3, Main entry term, Spanish
- ángulo de incidencia de la cureña
1, record 3, Spanish, %C3%A1ngulo%20de%20incidencia%20de%20la%20cure%C3%B1a
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 3, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2019-01-14
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Guns (Land Forces)
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- pedestal mount
1, record 4, English, pedestal%20mount
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
- pedestal mounting 2, record 4, English, pedestal%20mounting
correct
- pedestal carriage 3, record 4, English, pedestal%20carriage
correct
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[A] gun mount consisting of two small side panels, joined at the base to a center column which swivels on a fixed pedestal, enabling the weapon to be trained rapidly and to fire vertically. 4, record 4, English, - pedestal%20mount
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Canons (Forces terrestres)
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- affût à piédestal
1, record 4, French, aff%C3%BBt%20%C3%A0%20pi%C3%A9destal
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[L'affût] sera désigné sous le nom d'affût à piédestal III (... pedestal mounting, mark III) et remplacera les affûts à pivot central I et II. 2, record 4, French, - aff%C3%BBt%20%C3%A0%20pi%C3%A9destal
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Cañones (Ejército de tierra)
Record 4, Main entry term, Spanish
- cureña de pedestal
1, record 4, Spanish, cure%C3%B1a%20de%20pedestal
feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 4, Synonyms, Spanish
- afuste de pedestal 2, record 4, Spanish, afuste%20de%20pedestal
masculine noun
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
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