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FORCE CREUSE [4 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2017-10-17
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Occupation Names (General)
- Mining Operations
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- roof bolter
1, record 1, English, roof%20bolter
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[One who] operates machine to install roof-support bolts in underground mine: Positions safety jack to support roof until bolts can be installed. Drives machine into position, inserts bit in drill chuck, and starts drill. Moves lever to advance bit into roof at specified distance from rib or adjacent bolt. Removes bit from chuck and replaces with bolt. Starts hydraulic action which forces bolt into hole. Starts rotation of chuck to turn bolt and open expansion head to exert pressure upon rock formation. Tests bolt for specified tension, using torque wrench. 2, record 1, English, - roof%20bolter
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Désignations des emplois (Généralités)
- Exploitation minière
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- poseur de boulons dans le toit
1, record 1, French, poseur%20de%20boulons%20dans%20le%20toit
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- poseuse de boulons dans le toit 2, record 1, French, poseuse%20de%20boulons%20dans%20le%20toit
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[Personne qui] conduit une machine qui installe les boulons d’étançonnement dans le toit des galeries des mines : Place les vérins de sécurité pour soutenir le toit jusqu'à l'installation des boulons. Met la machine en position, place le fleuret dans le mandrin et met la machine en marche. Manœuvre le levier pour faire pénétrer le fleuret dans le roc du toit, à une certaine distance de l'étançon ou du boulon voisin. Retire le fleuret du mandrin et met un boulon dans le mandrin. Déclenche la poussée hydraulique qui force le boulon à entrer dans le trou creusé par le fleuret. Met en marche le mouvement rotatif du mandrin pour visser le boulon et ouvrir la tête à expansion qui fera pression dans le roc. Vérifie la tension de boulons à l'aide d’une clef dynamométrique. 3, record 1, French, - poseur%20de%20boulons%20dans%20le%20toit
Record 1, Key term(s)
- boulonneur dans le toit
- boulonneuse dans le toit
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2008-11-07
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Military (General)
- Special-Language Phraseology
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- hollow force 1, record 2, English, hollow%20force
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The CDS [Chief of Defence Staff] indicated that CMP [Chief of Military Personnel] could seek the addition of an additional 200 personnel if necessary to address the "hollow force" of the Army... 2, record 2, English, - hollow%20force
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 CONT
... training system deficiencies are symptomatic of the "hollow force" in that the same people required to train new arrivals on a unit are also those who are deployed and/or needed in HQs [headquarters]. 3, record 2, English, - hollow%20force
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Militaire (Généralités)
- Phraséologie des langues de spécialité
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- force creuse
1, record 2, French, force%20creuse
feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le CEMD [Chef d’état-major de la Défense] indique que le CPM [Chef du personnel militaire] pourrait tenter d’ajouter 200 autres membres supplémentaires, s’il y a lieu, afin de régler le problème de «force creuse» de l'Armée [...]. 2, record 2, French, - force%20creuse
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 CONT
[...] les lacunes du système d’instruction sont symptomatiques de la «force creuse» puisque le personnel responsable de l'instruction des nouvelles recrues est déployé ou doit demeurer au quartier général. 3, record 2, French, - force%20creuse
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2002-05-16
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Archaeology
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- atlatl weight
1, record 3, English, atlatl%20weight
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- spearthrower weight 2, record 3, English, spearthrower%20weight
correct
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A stone added to spear-thrower head to give it more strength. 3, record 3, English, - atlatl%20weight
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
In addition to the adoption of Middle Maritime culture traits, Middle Great Lakes-St. Lawrence culture borrowed polished stone spearthrower or atlatl weights from the south. 2, record 3, English, - atlatl%20weight
Record 3, Key term(s)
- spear-thrower weight
- spear thrower weight
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Archéologie
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- poids de propulseur
1, record 3, French, poids%20de%20propulseur
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- lest d’atlatl 2, record 3, French, lest%20d%26rsquo%3Batlatl
correct, masculine noun
- poids d’atlatl 3, record 3, French, poids%20d%26rsquo%3Batlatl
correct, masculine noun
- lest de propulseur 4, record 3, French, lest%20de%20propulseur
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Lest de propulseur en pierre polie. De tels lests étaient attachés au propulseur afin d’accroître la force de propulsion de la lance. Le trou nécessaire pour attacher le lest au propulseur était percé au moyen d’un foret à archet et au moyen d’une tige de roseau creuse, d’eau et d’un mélange abrasif de sable. 3, record 3, French, - poids%20de%20propulseur
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 CONT
En plus d’adopter des traits originaires du Maritimien moyen, le GLSaint-Laurentien a emprunté les poids de propulseur ou d’atlatl en pierre polie du sud. 3, record 3, French, - poids%20de%20propulseur
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2002-05-16
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Archaeology
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- banner stone
1, record 4, English, banner%20stone
correct, specific
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
- bannerstone 2, record 4, English, bannerstone
correct, specific
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A perforated stone reported only from archaic sites in midwestern and eastern North America and having usually two symmetrical wings that was apparently used primarily as a weight attached to a throwing stick but doubtless had considerable ceremonial significance, having been often buried with the dead. 2, record 4, English, - banner%20stone
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
A specific type of oddly shaped weight, called a banner stone, served as a kind of silencer, stopping a hunter's prey from being startled by the sound of the throw. Normally, an atlatl makes a distinctive 'zip' sound when the dart is thrown. But a banner stone, extending sideways like wings on an aeroplane, again about halfway down the atlatl, seems to muffle this sound. 3, record 4, English, - banner%20stone
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A banner stone is a particular type of atlatl weight. 4, record 4, English, - banner%20stone
Record 4, Key term(s)
- banner-stone
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Archéologie
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- poids de propulseur
1, record 4, French, poids%20de%20propulseur
correct, masculine noun, generic
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
- lest de propulseur 2, record 4, French, lest%20de%20propulseur
correct, masculine noun, generic
- poids d’atlatl 1, record 4, French, poids%20d%26rsquo%3Batlatl
correct, masculine noun, generic
- lest d’atlatl 3, record 4, French, lest%20d%26rsquo%3Batlatl
correct, masculine noun, generic
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Lest de propulseur en pierre polie. De tels lests étaient attachés au propulseur afin d’accroître la force de propulsion de la lance. Le trou nécessaire pour attacher le lest au propulseur était percé au moyen d’un foret à archet et au moyen d’une tige de roseau creuse, d’eau et d’un mélange abrasif de sable. 4, record 4, French, - poids%20de%20propulseur
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
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