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TUBULAIRE VIS [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-10-24
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Mountain Sports
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- tubular ice screw
1, record 1, English, tubular%20ice%20screw
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- tubular screw 2, record 1, English, tubular%20screw
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The old-fashioned ice-pitons (bladed, tubular or channel) which were driven in with the hammer, have been replaced by ice-pitons which screw in ... They are something like corkscrews and are of two types: (a) slender solid screws ... (b) tubular screws (i.e. hollow, but threaded externally). 2, record 1, English, - tubular%20ice%20screw
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Sports de montagne
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- tubulaire à vis
1, record 1, French, tubulaire%20%C3%A0%20vis
feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Tube cranté à l’une de ses extrémités et garni d’un filetage externe permettant une bonne pénétration dans la glace [...] 2, record 1, French, - tubulaire%20%C3%A0%20vis
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
La broche est actuellement le n° 1 de l’assurage sur glace [...] dans les glaces tendres ou bulbeuses on se dirigera vers les broches tubulaires [...] les modèles actuels [...] munis d’un pas de vis à l’extérieur, très large et affûté, sont d’une grande facilité de mise en place, de plus l’extraction est aisée. 3, record 1, French, - tubulaire%20%C3%A0%20vis
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2010-04-21
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Mountain Sports
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- drive-in ice screw
1, record 2, English, drive%2Din%20ice%20screw
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- drive-in 2, record 2, English, drive%2Din
correct
- drive-in piton 3, record 2, English, drive%2Din%20piton
correct
- hammer-in screw 1, record 2, English, hammer%2Din%20screw
correct
- pound-in 4, record 2, English, pound%2Din
- Snarg 1, record 2, English, Snarg
trademark
- Warthog 1, record 2, English, Warthog
trademark
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
... hammer-in/screw-out [ice screws] which are driven in by hammer and retrieved by twisting them out of ice ... 1, record 2, English, - drive%2Din%20ice%20screw
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
This type [of ice screw] - developed in an attempt to make an easy to place and easy to remove screw - is available in both solid and tubular version. 4, record 2, English, - drive%2Din%20ice%20screw
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Sports de montagne
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- broche à frapper
1, record 2, French, broche%20%C3%A0%20frapper
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les broches à frapper adoptent une forme conique ou tubulaire et sont munies d’un pas de vis extrêmement fin. On les pose en frappant avec le marteau. 2, record 2, French, - broche%20%C3%A0%20frapper
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2000-11-24
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Lamps
- Lighting
- Electrical Engineering
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- showcase lamp
1, record 3, English, showcase%20lamp
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Lampes
- Éclairage
- Électrotechnique
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- lampe vitrine
1, record 3, French, lampe%20vitrine
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- lampe d’étalage 1, record 3, French, lampe%20d%26rsquo%3B%C3%A9talage
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Lampe à incandescence tubulaire avec culot à vis. 2, record 3, French, - lampe%20vitrine
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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