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FOSSE OUVERT [5 records]

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Alphabetical list of terms

Record 1 2026-04-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mining Operations
CONT

A mine site is a piece of land where minerals have been extracted. It may include a tailings facility, an open pit, stockpiles, ponds, a processing plant and any other infrastructure related to mining.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Exploitation minière
CONT

Un site minier est un terrain sur lequel des minéraux ont été extraits. Il peut comprendre une installation d’entreposage des résidus, une fosse à ciel ouvert, des amas de minerai, des bassins, une usine de traitement ainsi que toute autre infrastructure liée aux activités minières.

Spanish

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Record 2 2012-05-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Sewers and Drainage
  • Road Construction
DEF

A closed conduit for the free passage of surface drainage water under a highway, railroad, canal, or other embankment.

CONT

Culvert tile shall be corrugated metal pipe or equivalent and be a minimum size of twelve inches unless a storm sewer already exists along the street which is designed for ten year flooding, thereby allowing an eight inch culvert tile.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Égouts et drainage
  • Construction des voies de circulation
DEF

Conduit destiné à assurer le libre passage de l’eau de ruissellement sous une route, un chemin de fer, un canal, etc.

CONT

Les buses permettent le passage sous les allées, des eaux circulant normalement en fossé ouvert. En principe, une buse ne doit pas avoir un diamètre inférieur à 10 cm.

OBS

buse : terme normalisé par l’ISO.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Alcantarillas y drenaje
  • Construcción de carreteras
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Record 3 2008-08-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Political Science (General)
  • Public Administration (General)
CONT

Credibility gap is a political term that came into wide use during the 1960s and 1970s. At the time, it was most frequently used to describe public skepticism about the Johnson administration's statements and policies on the Vietnam War. Today, it is used more generally to describe almost any "gap" between the reality of a situation and what politicians and government agencies say about it.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sciences politiques (Généralités)
  • Administration publique (Généralités)
CONT

Un accès libre et ouvert au gouvernement est une importante question d’intérêt public, comme le préambule de la loi l'indique d’ailleurs. Mais il y a un large fossé entre l'énoncé de ce droit et la capacité des citoyens de l'exercer [...] Le droit d’accès n’ est pas suffisant pour combler cette lacune de crédibilité, pas plus que la simple divulgation au moyen de la loi.

Spanish

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Record 4 2006-11-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Sewers and Drainage
  • Drainage and Irrigation (Agric.)
DEF

An open channel which is used to carry off surplus ground and surface water.

CONT

Drainage systems ... The major channels are generally open drains, or ditches, but on each farm closed, or covered, drains are used. Open drains are relatively inexpensive to install, and can carry larger amounts of water. However, they are rarely used for on-farm drainage because of the large amount of land that would be removed from cultivation and because of the difficulties of conducting farming operations between closely spaced open drains.

CONT

Drainage ditches are often dangerous and unsightly; generally, they should not be incorporated into a site development because other methods are safer and more efficient.

French

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

Le drainage par fossés ouverts permet l’évacuation en surface des eaux; il suppose le creusement de rigoles et de fossés à pente régulière et de section croissante; malheureusement, cet assainissement suppose une topographie convenable des parcelles, gêne la circulation des machines et provoque une perte de terrain parfois importante.

CONT

On réalise l’assainissement en provoquant l’écoulement des eaux stagnantes souterraines au moyen de fossés de drainage, de drains enterrés, de captage de sources.

CONT

Drainage par fossés. [...] L’assainissement des forêts, des bois et des tourbières est exclusivement réalisé par des fossés.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Alcantarillas y drenaje
  • Drenaje y riego (Agricultura)
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Record 5 2000-05-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Horse Racing and Equestrian Sports
  • Horse Husbandry
OBS

Competitive horseback riding term.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Courses hippiques et sports équestres
  • Élevage des chevaux
OBS

Terme d’équitation.

Spanish

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