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FUSIL HARPON [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2019-11-21
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Sports Equipment and Accessories
- Hunting and Sport Fishing
- Underwater Diving (Sports)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- speargun
1, record 1, English, speargun
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The speargun is used to shoot fish, squid, octopi and other cephalopods. 2, record 1, English, - speargun
Record 1, Key term(s)
- spear gun
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Équipement et accessoires de sport
- Chasse et pêche sportive
- Plongée sous-marine (Sports)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- fusil harpon
1, record 1, French, fusil%20harpon
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- arbalète de chasse sous-marine 1, record 1, French, arbal%C3%A8te%20de%20chasse%20sous%2Dmarine
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le fusil harpon ou l'arbalète de chasse sous-marine est l'élément indispensable de la pêche sous-marine. 1, record 1, French, - fusil%20harpon
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1986-07-02
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Facilities and Equipment (Wood Industries)
- Forestry Operations
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- line-throwing gun
1, record 2, English, line%2Dthrowing%20gun
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- harpoon gun 1, record 2, English, harpoon%20gun
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
FERIC has developed a technique using a line-throwing gun to shoot a line over a branch for higher attachments on limby trees with large sucker branches and cathedral tops like cedar (D.Y. Guimier, Directional Felling of Large Old-Growth Cedar Trees, July 1980, p. 22). 1, record 2, English, - line%2Dthrowing%20gun
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Installations et équipement (Industr. du bois)
- Exploitation forestière
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- lance-câble
1, record 2, French, lance%2Dc%C3%A2ble
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Appareil similaire à un fusil à harpon et servant à accrocher un câble autour d’une branche ou de la cime d’un arbre de façon à orienter sa chute en tirant sur le câble. 1, record 2, French, - lance%2Dc%C3%A2ble
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le lance-câble, qui suit le principe du harpon, constitue une méthode simple pour accrocher un câble à une branche sans grimper à l’arbre. 1, record 2, French, - lance%2Dc%C3%A2ble
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Le lance-câble est un outil dont l’usage est relativement nouveau en forêt. Il a d’abord été mis au point dans l’Ouest canadien, dans le but d’orienter vers le haut des pentes la chute de cèdres de fort diamètre qui risquaient d’éclater en tombant librement au sol. 1, record 2, French, - lance%2Dc%C3%A2ble
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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