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APPAREIL ASSURAGE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2002-09-26
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Mountain Sports
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- belay device
1, record 1, English, belay%20device
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- belaying device 2, record 1, English, belaying%20device
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A metal apparatus connected to your harness through which you run your rope ... 1, record 1, English, - belay%20device
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
All belay devices work in a similar manner. You must push a bight of rope through the device and clip it to your locking carabiner, which is connected to your waist harness. 1, record 1, English, - belay%20device
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
A belaying device often greatly simplifies rope-handling problems. The device is normally clipped to the front of the climbing harness, and the rope passes in and out in a small area immediately in front of the belayer. 2, record 1, English, - belay%20device
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Sports de montagne
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- frein d'assurance
1, record 1, French, frein%20d%27assurance
correct, masculine noun, France
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- frein 2, record 1, French, frein
correct, masculine noun
- dispositif pour l'assurance 3, record 1, French, dispositif%20pour%20l%27assurance
masculine noun, Quebec
- dispositif d'assurage 3, record 1, French, dispositif%20d%27assurage
masculine noun
- dispositif d'assurance 3, record 1, French, dispositif%20d%27assurance
masculine noun
- appareil d'assurage 3, record 1, French, appareil%20d%27assurage
masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Malgré leurs formes différentes, tous les modèles remplissent la même fonction : astreindre la corde à décrire un coude masqué qui, associé aux frottements, suffit à enrayer une chute. Le frein est surtout nécessaire pour l'assurage du grimpeur de tête, et évite au second (l'assureur) de se brûler les mains. 2, record 1, French, - frein%20d%27assurance
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
D'après la Fédération québécoise de la montagne, le terme employé au Québec est «dispositif pour l'assurance». 3, record 1, French, - frein%20d%27assurance
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Ce dispositif au relais, permet au deuxième de supporter le choc et dissiper l'énergie en chaleur de frottement, par coulissement de la corde lors du freinage. 3, record 1, French, - frein%20d%27assurance
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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