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LAPA [3 records]

Record 1 2022-08-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Sea Operations (Military)
  • Counter-Measures (Military operations)
CONT

The emphasis on aircraft carriers, what the U.S. [United States] Navy called anti-carrier warfare, led to the Soviet Navy fielding a formidable force of guided-missile cruisers and battlecruisers.

OBS

anti-carrier warfare; ACW: designations standardized by NATO.

Key term(s)
  • anticarrier warfare

French

Domaine(s)
  • Opérations en mer (Militaire)
  • Contre-mesures (Opérations militaires)
CONT

[...] un missile de grande taille essentiellement destiné à la lutte anti-porte-avions.

OBS

lutte anti-porte-avions; LAPA : désignations normalisées par l'OTAN.

Spanish

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Record 2 2005-03-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Petrography
DEF

Banded to massive quartz-carbonate rock.

CONT

The dolomite-rich Lapa Seca that is closely associated with the sulphide ore at Morro Velho is an excellent guide.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pétrographie
DEF

Roche quartzo-carbonatée rubanée à massive.

CONT

La Lapa Seca riche en dolomite, qui est étroitement associée au minerai sulfuré à la mine Morro Velho, est un excellent guide d’exploration.

Spanish

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Record 3 1988-01-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Various Military Titles
  • Small Arms
OBS

This is a 5.56 rifle made by the LAPA Company from Brazil.

Key term(s)
  • LAPA FA

French

Domaine(s)
  • Appellations militaires diverses
  • Armes légères
OBS

Il s’agit d’un fusil de 5, 56 mm fabriqué par la société LAPA du Brésil.

Key term(s)
  • LAPA FA

Spanish

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