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ATTAQUE GRANDE ENVERGURE [4 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2022-01-17
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- General Conduct of Military Operations
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- main attack
1, record 1, English, main%20attack
correct, NATO, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An attack directed against the chief objective of the campaign, major operation or battle. 1, record 1, English, - main%20attack
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
main attack: designation and definition standardized by NATO. 2, record 1, English, - main%20attack
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Conduite générale des opérations militaires
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- attaque principale
1, record 1, French, attaque%20principale
correct, feminine noun, NATO, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Attaque dirigée sur l'objectif principal de la campagne, de l'opération de grande envergure ou de la bataille. 1, record 1, French, - attaque%20principale
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
attaque principale : désignation et définition normalisées par l’OTAN. 2, record 1, French, - attaque%20principale
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2008-11-13
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Aerodynamics and Theory of Gases
- Aeronautical Engineering and Maintenance
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- leading-edge vortex
1, record 2, English, leading%2Dedge%20vortex
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- leading edge vortex 2, record 2, English, leading%20edge%20vortex
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The wing flaps are large-span, single-slot type, incorporating trailing-edge angle and leading-edge vortex generators to reduce stall speed and provide enhanced lateral stability. 1, record 2, English, - leading%2Dedge%20vortex
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Théorie des gaz et aérodynamique
- Aérotechnique et maintenance
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- tourbillon de bord d’attaque
1, record 2, French, tourbillon%20de%20bord%20d%26rsquo%3Battaque
masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les volets sont de grande envergure du type à fente unique équipés de générateurs de tourbillons de bord d’attaque et de générateurs de tourbillons angulaires de bord de fuite visant à réduire la vitesse de décrochage et à améliorer la stabilité transversale. 1, record 2, French, - tourbillon%20de%20bord%20d%26rsquo%3Battaque
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
En particulier, le long du bord d’attaque et de l’apex (ou pointe) de la flèche, apparaissent des tourbillons libres qui concourent à former un noyau tourbillonnaire bien net, se développant au-dessus de l’extrados, vers l’aval et vers l’extérieur de l’aile. 2, record 2, French, - tourbillon%20de%20bord%20d%26rsquo%3Battaque
Record 2, Key term(s)
- tourbillons de bord d’attaque
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2001-01-26
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Peace-Keeping Operations
- Arms Control
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- major attack
1, record 3, English, major%20attack
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Opérations de maintien de la paix
- Contrôle des armements
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- attaque majeure
1, record 3, French, attaque%20majeure
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- attaque de grande envergure 1, record 3, French, attaque%20de%20grande%20envergure
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Reproduit du lexique «Disarmament and Peace Keeping/Désarmement et Maintien de la Paix» avec l’autorisation de l’Office des Nations Unies à Genève. 2, record 3, French, - attaque%20majeure
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 1994-03-08
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Military Strategy
- Military (General)
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- Alliance's front
1, record 4, English, Alliance%27s%20front
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The new NATO strategy, unveiled at the Rome summit in November 1991, starts from the premise that the threat of a simultaneous full-scale attack on all of the Alliance's fronts has effectively vanished. 1, record 4, English, - Alliance%27s%20front
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Stratégie militaire
- Militaire (Généralités)
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- front de l’Alliance
1, record 4, French, front%20de%20l%26rsquo%3BAlliance
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Dévoilée au sommet de Rome, en novembre 1991, la nouvelle stratégie reconnaît que la menace d’une attaque de grande envergure, sur tous les fronts de l'Alliance en même temps, a pratiquement disparu. 1, record 4, French, - front%20de%20l%26rsquo%3BAlliance
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
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