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FOSSE MOBILE [6 records]

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Record 1 2016-02-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Drainage and Irrigation (Agric.)
CONT

A more completely mechanized sprinkler system [for irrigation] has a sprinkler, pump ditch guidance device, and portable dam all mounted on a four-wheeled, engine-powered unit that straddles the ditch.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Drainage et irrigation (Agriculture)
CONT

On rencontre aussi un système d’asperseur plus mécanisé qui, en plus de l'asperseur, comprend une pompe, un appareil pour le guider le long des fossés et un barrage mobile, le tout installé sur un chariot à quatre roues, à cheval sur le fossé, actionné par un moteur.

Spanish

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Record 2 2012-06-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Tunnels, Overpasses and Bridges
CONT

The drawbridge of ancient and medieval periods was built for military purposes. It was constructed to bridge the moat around the castle or fortified town and to be raised in case of attack. The open leaf also constituted an additional barricade across the entrance to the fortification. Many of these early structures were operated by a lever system. One end of the lever was connected to the free end of the span by chains, and the other was actually counterweighted. An arrangement of counterweights attached to chains running over pulleys and connected to the free end of the span was also much in use.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tunnels, viaducs et ponts
DEF

Pont mobile qui se lève ou s’abaisse à volonté de façon à interdire ou permettre le passage d’un fossé, l'accès à une porte de fortification.

OBS

pont-levis : ne pas confondre avec pont basculant.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Túneles, viaductos y puentes
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Record 3 2010-04-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Fertilizing Equipment
  • Soil Improvement and Fertilizer Management

French

Domaine(s)
  • Distributeurs d'engrais
  • Fumure et amélioration du sol
DEF

Citerne mobile qui transporte et épand par gravité les déjections liquides prélevées dans une fosse au moyen d’une pompe spéciale.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Distribuidoras de abono
  • Abono y mejoramiento del suelo
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Record 4 1987-10-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Plumbing Fixtures
DEF

... a privy in which the receptacle for human waste consists of a removable container which may or may not be surmounted by a building.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Appareils sanitaires
CONT

(...) la fosse mobile [est] constituée par une tinette en tôle galvanisée, placée en sous-sol et vidée chaque semaine.

Spanish

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Record 5 1986-06-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Civil Engineering
  • Transport of Water (Water Supply)
DEF

A movable crest gate in the form of a sector of a circle hinged at the apex. The arc face effects a water seal with the edge of a recess into which the gate may be lowered. The gate is raised and held up by the pressure of water admitted to the recess from the headwater. It is lowered by closing the inlet port to the recess and draining the water from it.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Génie civil
  • Adduction d'eau (Alimentation en eau)
DEF

Vanne mobile et creuse, en tôle, dont la section a la forme d’un secteur de cercle articulé au centre de ce cercle. La face cylindrique forme un joint étanche avec le bord d’une fosse dans laquelle la vanne peut être abaissée. La vanne est relevée et maintenue en position par la pression de l'eau qu'on laisse entrer de l'amont dans la fosse. Pour l'abaisser, on ferme l'orifice d’entrée dans la fosse et on laisse échapper l'eau qui s’y trouve.

Spanish

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Record 6 1985-10-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Papermaking Machines

French

Domaine(s)
  • Machines à papier
DEF

Cloison mobile servant à régler le niveau de la suspension fibreuse dans la fosse placée sous le défibreur.

Spanish

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