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FOSSE IRRIGATION [6 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2003-06-20
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Farm Implements and Gardening Tools
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- irrigation ditch bank trimmer
1, record 1, English, irrigation%20ditch%20bank%20trimmer
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[The] irrigation ditch bank trimmer ... utilizes the same side mounted gantry as the cereal plot trimmer ... The cereal cutting heads are removed and a single flail-type cutting head 60 cm in width is suspended from a moveable carriage. The angle of the cutting head can be adjusted to match the slope of the ditch by means of a 12 V actuator. The cutting head can also be raised and lowered hydraulically. A pass on each side of the ditch will normall trim the ditch sufficiently. 1, record 1, English, - irrigation%20ditch%20bank%20trimmer
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Outillage agricole et horticole
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- broyeur d’accotement de fossé d’irrigation
1, record 1, French, broyeur%20d%26rsquo%3Baccotement%20de%20foss%C3%A9%20d%26rsquo%3Birrigation
masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2001-05-23
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Drainage and Irrigation (Agric.)
- Soil Science
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- outlet
1, record 2, English, outlet
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- drainage terrace 2, record 2, English, drainage%20terrace
- outlet rill 3, record 2, English, outlet%20rill
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Wide, nearly horizontal channel for removing surplus water. 2, record 2, English, - outlet
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Drainage et irrigation (Agriculture)
- Science du sol
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- rigole de colature
1, record 2, French, rigole%20de%20colature
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- fossé de colature 2, record 2, French, foss%C3%A9%20de%20colature
correct, masculine noun
- rigole d’écoulement 3, record 2, French, rigole%20d%26rsquo%3B%C3%A9coulement
feminine noun
- terrasse de colature 4, record 2, French, terrasse%20de%20colature
feminine noun
- colateur 5, record 2, French, colateur
masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Fossé peu profond destiné, en irrigation de surface, à l'évacuation des eaux d’irrigation en excès qui s’accumuleraient, de façon dommageable pour la culture, au point bas de la parcelle. 6, record 2, French, - rigole%20de%20colature
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Un ensemble de colatures desservant un même périmètre d’irrigation constitue un réseau de colatures. 6, record 2, French, - rigole%20de%20colature
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Drenaje y riego (Agricultura)
- Ciencia del suelo
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- reguera de desagüe
1, record 2, Spanish, reguera%20de%20desag%C3%BCe
feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
- desaguadero 2, record 2, Spanish, desaguadero
masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2001-05-17
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Commercial Fishing
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- ditch
1, record 3, English, ditch
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Everywater intake,ditch,channel or canal in Canada constructed or adapted for conducting water from any Canadian fisheries waters for irrigating, manufacturing, power generation, domestic or other purposes shall, if the Minister deems it necessary in the public interest, be provided at its entrance or intake with a fish guard or a screen, covering or netting so fixed as to prevent the passage of fish from any Canadian fisheries waters into the water intake, ditch, channel or canal. 1, record 3, English, - ditch
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Fisheries Act (Chapter F-14). 2, record 3, English, - ditch
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Pêche commerciale
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- fossé
1, record 3, French, foss%C3%A9
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Tout fossé, chenal, canal ou prise d’eau construit ou adapté, au Canada, pour prendre de l'eau provenant des eaux de pêche canadiennes à des fins industrielles ou domestiques, d’irrigation, de production d’énergie ou autres, doit, si le ministre le juge nécessaire dans l'intérêt public, être muni à son entrée ou point de dérivation d’un grillage, treillis, filet ou autre dispositif de retenue, placé de manière à empêcher le passage du poisson venant de ces eaux. 1, record 3, French, - foss%C3%A9
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Loi sur les pêches (Chapitre F-14). 2, record 3, French, - foss%C3%A9
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2001-04-19
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Commercial Fishing
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- channel
1, record 4, English, channel
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Every water intake, ditch, channel or canal in Canada constructed or adapted for conducting water from any Canadian fisheries waters for irrigating, manufacturing, power generation, domestic or other purposes shall, if the Minister deems it necessary in the public interest, be provided at its entrance or intake with a fish guard or a screen, covering or netting so fixed as to prevent the passage of fish from any Canadian fisheries waters into the water intake, ditch, channel or canal. 1, record 4, English, - channel
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Fisheries Act (Chapter F-14). 2, record 4, English, - channel
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Pêche commerciale
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- chenal
1, record 4, French, chenal
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Tout fossé, chenal, canal ou prise d’eau construit ou adapté, au Canada, pour prendre de l'eau provenant des eaux de pêche canadiennes à des fins industrielles ou domestiques, d’irrigation, de production d’énergie ou autres, doit, si le ministre le juge nécessaire dans l'intérêt public, être muni à son entrée ou point de dérivation d’un grillage, treillis filet ou autre dispositif de retenue, placé de manière à empêcher le passage du poisson venant de ces eaux. 1, record 4, French, - chenal
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Loi sur les pêches (Chapitre F-14). 2, record 4, French, - chenal
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 2000-02-02
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Sewers and Drainage
- Drainage and Irrigation (Agric.)
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- turnout
1, record 5, English, turnout
correct, noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
- offtake regulator 2, record 5, English, offtake%20regulator
correct
- intake structure 2, record 5, English, intake%20structure
correct
- diversion structure 2, record 5, English, diversion%20structure
correct
- head regulator 2, record 5, English, head%20regulator
correct
- head of offtake 2, record 5, English, head%20of%20offtake
correct
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A structure built at the head of an offtaking branch or distributary channel to control and admit regulated supplies into it from the parent canal. 2, record 5, English, - turnout
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
One combination in border dyke irrigation is to place the center-of-pressure gate in the head ditch and the drop gate in the turnout. 3, record 5, English, - turnout
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Égouts et drainage
- Drainage et irrigation (Agriculture)
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- prise d’eau de distribution
1, record 5, French, prise%20d%26rsquo%3Beau%20de%20distribution
feminine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
- ouvrage de prise d’eau 2, record 5, French, ouvrage%20de%20prise%20d%26rsquo%3Beau
masculine noun
- fossé divergent 3, record 5, French, foss%C3%A9%20divergent
masculine noun
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Une méthode employée dans le système d’irrigation des planches par levées consiste à placer la vanne à pression à la tête du fossé, et la vanne de chute dans la prise d’eau de distribution [...] 1, record 5, French, - prise%20d%26rsquo%3Beau%20de%20distribution
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Alcantarillas y drenaje
- Drenaje y riego (Agricultura)
Record 5, Main entry term, Spanish
- contracuneta
1, record 5, Spanish, contracuneta
feminine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 5, Synonyms, Spanish
- cuneta de desagüe 1, record 5, Spanish, cuneta%20de%20desag%C3%BCe
feminine noun
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 1976-06-19
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Sewers and Drainage
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- irrigation ditch 1, record 6, English, irrigation%20ditch
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Égouts et drainage
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- fossé d'irrigation
1, record 6, French, foss%C3%A9%20d%27irrigation
masculine 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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