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FOSSE CENDRES [6 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2015-02-02
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Archaeology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- pit grave
1, record 1, English, pit%20grave
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- pit tomb 2, record 1, English, pit%20tomb
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A shallow grave hollowed out of a bed of rock or the floor of a tholos. 3, record 1, English, - pit%20grave
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The simple pit tomb continued to serve the poorer classes throughout Egyptian history. 2, record 1, English, - pit%20grave
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Archéologie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- tombe à fosse
1, record 1, French, tombe%20%C3%A0%20fosse
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Tombe à fosse creusée dans le roc ou simplement dans la terre pour recevoir le cadavre, ou les cendres du mort. Il peut s’agir d’un simple trou dans la terre, aux dimensions approximatives du cadavre dans la position voulue pour l'ensevelissement, ou bien d’un volume parallélépipédique ou pyramidant aux parois bien dressées. [Elle] pouvait recevoir soit une inhumation directe, soit un cercueil, soit un sarcophage [...] 2, record 1, French, - tombe%20%C3%A0%20fosse
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2012-03-09
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Chimneys (Building Elements)
- Solid Fuel Heating
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- ashpit door
1, record 2, English, ashpit%20door
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- clean-out door 2, record 2, English, clean%2Dout%20door
correct
- cleanout door 3, record 2, English, cleanout%20door
correct
- ash door 1, record 2, English, ash%20door
correct
- ash pit door 4, record 2, English, ash%20pit%20door
correct
- cleanout 5, record 2, English, cleanout
correct
- soot door 6, record 2, English, soot%20door
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A cleanout door of cast iron or pressed steel with a frame, built in the base of a fireplace through which ashes may be removed from the ash pit .... 1, record 2, English, - ashpit%20door
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Cheminées (Éléments du bâtiment)
- Chauffage aux combustibles solides
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- porte de ramonage
1, record 2, French, porte%20de%20ramonage
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- porte de fosse aux cendres 2, record 2, French, porte%20de%20fosse%20aux%20cendres
proposal, feminine noun
- porte de puits à cendre 2, record 2, French, porte%20de%20puits%20%C3%A0%20cendre
proposal, feminine noun
- porte de nettoyage 3, record 2, French, porte%20de%20nettoyage
feminine noun
- regard de nettoyage 4, record 2, French, regard%20de%20nettoyage
masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Ouverture pratiquée au bas de la cheminée pour le nettoyage de celle-ci. 3, record 2, French, - porte%20de%20ramonage
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Chimeneas (Elementos de edificios)
- Calefacción por combustibles sólidos
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- registro de limpieza
1, record 2, Spanish, registro%20de%20limpieza
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2011-09-28
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Chimneys (Building Elements)
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- ash dump
1, record 3, English, ash%20dump
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- ash drop 2, record 3, English, ash%20drop
correct
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A cast-iron frame having one or two counterbalanced iron leaves placed in the floor of a fireplace through which ashes may be disposed of by dumping them into the ashpit in the base of the chimney. 3, record 3, English, - ash%20dump
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 DEF
An opening in the floor of a fireplace or firebox through which ashes are swept to an ashpit below. 4, record 3, English, - ash%20dump
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The ash dump (which is strictly an opening in the floor of a fireplace) is often confused with and defined as the ashpit itself. 5, record 3, English, - ash%20dump
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Cheminées (Éléments du bâtiment)
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- bouche de fosse aux cendres
1, record 3, French, bouche%20de%20fosse%20aux%20cendres
proposal, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- bouche de puits à cendre 1, record 3, French, bouche%20de%20puits%20%C3%A0%20cendre
proposal, feminine noun
- vidoir 1, record 3, French, vidoir
proposal, masculine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2011-05-31
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Chimneys (Building Elements)
- Solid Fuel Heating
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- ash dump
1, record 4, English, ash%20dump
correct, United States
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
- ashpit 2, record 4, English, ashpit
correct, see observation
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Ash dump: A container beneath an open fire grate into which the ashes fall and which is removed through an access hatch either on the outside of the building or in the basement. 3, record 4, English, - ash%20dump
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 2 DEF
Ash dump: A labour-saving device in houses, consisting of a container beneath the fireplace, into which the ashes fall, to be removed later through a cleanout door in the cellar or outside the house. 4, record 4, English, - ash%20dump
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The ash dump is often considered as a whole rather than as a part of the ashpit and consequently defined as the ashpit itself. 2, record 4, English, - ash%20dump
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Cheminées (Éléments du bâtiment)
- Chauffage aux combustibles solides
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- fosse aux cendres
1, record 4, French, fosse%20aux%20cendres
proposal, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
- puits à cendre 1, record 4, French, puits%20%C3%A0%20cendre
proposal, masculine noun
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 2002-01-25
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Solid Fuel Heating
- Waste Management
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- ash hopper
1, record 5, English, ash%20hopper
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
- hopper 2, record 5, English, hopper
correct
- ash disposal 3, record 5, English, ash%20disposal
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Chain-Grate Stokers. As with the traveling-grate design, the chain grate forms a continuous conveyor through the furnace and dumps the ash similarly into a pit or hopper at the end of the journey. 2, record 5, English, - ash%20hopper
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
ash disposal: Cross section of infrared incinerator. 3, record 5, English, - ash%20hopper
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Chauffage aux combustibles solides
- Gestion des déchets
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- trémie à cendres
1, record 5, French, tr%C3%A9mie%20%C3%A0%20cendres
correct, feminine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
- trémie à cendre 2, record 5, French, tr%C3%A9mie%20%C3%A0%20cendre
correct, feminine noun
- trémie 3, record 5, French, tr%C3%A9mie
correct, feminine noun
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Dans tous les foyers mécaniques, on cherche à régler la vitesse d’avancement du combustible, son épaisseur et l'allure de combustion, de telle sorte qu'en fin de parcours le charbon parvienne à l'état de cendres et de scories, pour être déversé dans une trémie, une fosse ou un caniveau d’évacuation. [...] L'évacuation des scories peut être mécanique ou hydraulique. 3, record 5, French, - tr%C3%A9mie%20%C3%A0%20cendres
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 2 CONT
[...] les déchets, entraînés par le mouvement de la grille [...] tombent, soit dans des trémies à cendre, soit dans des caniveaux d’où ils sont évacués. 2, record 5, French, - tr%C3%A9mie%20%C3%A0%20cendres
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 1976-06-19
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Ovens, Furnaces and Boilers (Heating)
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- ashpit door on boiler 1, record 6, English, ashpit%20door%20on%20boiler
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Fours et chaudières (Chauffage)
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- porte de fosse aux cendres de chaudière
1, record 6, French, porte%20de%20fosse%20aux%20cendres%20de%20chaudi%C3%A8re
feminine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
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