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ANCRE NEIGE [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2009-10-07
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Sports Equipment and Accessories
- Mountain Sports
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- deadman
1, record 1, English, deadman
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- snow fluke 2, record 1, English, snow%20fluke
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A metal plate placed into deep snow for use as an anchor. 3, record 1, English, - deadman
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Snow flukes (deadmen) are used as protective devices and belay anchors. These are metal plates flat angled, fitted with nylon or wire slings. Bury them in the snow or drive them in at about forty-five degrees uphill from the line of pull, with the open side of the angle toward the slope. A pull on the wire should drive the fluke deeper. 2, record 1, English, - deadman
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
The deadman is usually the best anchor for very soft snow. 4, record 1, English, - deadman
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 CONT
This belay is often called deadman or snow fluke and provides a vastly superior anchor to the ice axe. 5, record 1, English, - deadman
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 4 CONT
A more secure belay is obtained if the belayer uses a "deadman" which is a snow anchor. 6, record 1, English, - deadman
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Équipement et accessoires de sport
- Sports de montagne
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- corps mort
1, record 1, French, corps%20mort
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- corps-mort 2, record 1, French, corps%2Dmort
correct, masculine noun
- ancre à neige 3, record 1, French, ancre%20%C3%A0%20neige
correct, feminine noun
- plaque à neige 4, record 1, French, plaque%20%C3%A0%20neige
correct, feminine noun
- dead man 5, record 1, French, dead%20man
correct, masculine noun, France
- dead-man 6, record 1, French, dead%2Dman
correct, masculine noun, France
- plaque d’amarrage 5, record 1, French, plaque%20d%26rsquo%3Bamarrage
feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Plaque de métal solide munie de deux trous pour qu’y passe la corde d’assurage et qui se coince entre deux parois de roche ou de glace. 7, record 1, French, - corps%20mort
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Ancre à neige. De conception récente(Angleterre), il s’agit d’une plaque de métal léger sur laquelle est fixé un câble. Correctement enfoncée, elle représente la seule possibilité sérieuse d’assurage dans la neige molle. 8, record 1, French, - corps%20mort
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
corps mort : Il s’agit d’une ancre plate relié à un câble. Enfoncée dans la neige, celle-ci plonge toujours plus profondément sous la traction. 9, record 1, French, - corps%20mort
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 CONT
Les ancres à neige doivent être posées selon une méthode très précise [...] En cas de choc, l'ancre à neige va s’enfoncer et se verrouiller en profondeur dans la neige. 8, record 1, French, - corps%20mort
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 4 CONT
Un dead-man. Il s’agit d’un corps-mort tout préparé, très utilisé par les Anglo-Saxons alors que les grimpeurs français le considèrent comme un objet seulement réservé aux expéditions lourdes. 6, record 1, French, - corps%20mort
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Equipo y accesorios deportivos
- Deportes de montaña
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- ancla de nieve
1, record 1, Spanish, ancla%20de%20nieve
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Placa metálica que se introduce en nieve y que sirve de anclaje para fijar una cuerda o un cable. 2, record 1, Spanish, - ancla%20de%20nieve
Record 2 - internal organization data 2004-05-26
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Sports Equipment and Accessories
- Mountain Sports
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- snow anchor
1, record 2, English, snow%20anchor
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- deadman anchor 2, record 2, English, deadman%20anchor
correct
- deadman-type anchor 3, record 2, English, deadman%2Dtype%20anchor
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Anything the climber attaches himself to [in the snow] in order to keep from being pulled off the mountain should [he or] his partner ... fall. 1, record 2, English, - snow%20anchor
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
A deadman anchor consists of any object buried in the snow. The most common deadman anchors, often called snow flukes, are commercially produced ... 2, record 2, English, - snow%20anchor
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
In soft snow, several pickets, ice axes, skis, even ski poles and snowshoes can be buried to form "deadmen". 1, record 2, English, - snow%20anchor
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Équipement et accessoires de sport
- Sports de montagne
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- ancre à neige
1, record 2, French, ancre%20%C3%A0%20neige
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- corps mort 1, record 2, French, corps%20mort
correct, masculine noun
- corps-mort 2, record 2, French, corps%2Dmort
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
En neige plus molle. [...] il faut impérativement fabriquer un «corps-mort». Pour cela, on creuse une tranchée horizontale, on y couche le piolet, pointe plantée, et on munit le manche d’une sangle [...]. On peut aussi utiliser un «dead-man». Il s’agit d’un corps-mort tout préparé [...] 3, record 2, French, - ancre%20%C3%A0%20neige
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Installation du premier amarrage : dans le cas où la roche n’ est pas accessible, il faudra amarrer la corde sur des amarrages du type ancre à neige ou corps mort(pelle, ski, piolet...), en fonction de la dureté de la neige. 4, record 2, French, - ancre%20%C3%A0%20neige
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 3 CONT
Ancre à neige pour l'auto-assurage. 2, record 2, French, - ancre%20%C3%A0%20neige
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Sur une pente de neige, le meilleur assurage est offert par le piolet. Il est rare en effet qu’on dispose d’ancres spéciales pour la neige, qu’on emploie surtout lors des expéditions extra européennes pour l’ancrage de cordes fixes. 2, record 2, French, - ancre%20%C3%A0%20neige
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1993-10-28
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Skiing and Snowboarding
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- running groove
1, record 3, English, running%20groove
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- groove 2, record 3, English, groove
correct
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Long, narrow channel along the length of the ski's running surface which helps to keep the ski stable on the snow. (The Handbook of Skiing, 1981, p. 311). 1, record 3, English, - running%20groove
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Alpine skis generally have a single running groove while skis for ski-jumping generally have more than one. (The Complete Skiing Handbook, 1979, p. 38). 1, record 3, English, - running%20groove
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 CONT
jumping skis are longer, wider, thicker, and heavier and ordinarily have three grooves in the bottom. 2, record 3, English, - running%20groove
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Ski et surf des neiges
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- rainure
1, record 3, French, rainure
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Légère strie, où s’ancre la neige, servant à mieux piloter le ski en ligne droite.(Initiation au ski, 1979, page 14). 2, record 3, French, - rainure
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
pour le saut, les skis sont longs, larges, épais, sans carré et dotés de trois rainures sous la semelle. 3, record 3, French, - rainure
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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