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BOMBARDE [4 records]

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Record 1 2023-05-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Types of Ships and Boats
  • Bombs and Grenades
DEF

A flat-bottomed wooden sailing vessel intended to carry one or more mortars and to launch bombs.

CONT

Bomb Vessel: Developed by the French to battle the Barbary corsairs, these vessels used high trajectory mortars instead of conventional guns. The hull was strengthened to take the weight of one or more mortars and the foremast was completely omitted. Late 18th century bomb vessels would have had a full three-masted rig, and some were used for perilous polar expeditions since their sturdily built hulls would hold up well in the ice.

OBS

Some bomb vessels were used for perilous polar expeditions since their sturdily built hulls would hold up well in the ice.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Types de bateaux
  • Bombes et grenades
DEF

Vaisseau à voile en bois et à fond plat destiné à porter un ou plusieurs mortiers et à lancer des bombes.

OBS

Certaines bombardes étaient utilisées pour des expéditions polaires périlleuses, car leurs coques robustes résistaient à la glace.

Spanish

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Record 2 - external organization data 2021-03-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Compartment – Nomenclature 4.0
  • Museums and Heritage (General)
OBS

shawm: an item in the "Musical Tools and Equipment" class of the "Tools and Equipment for Communication" category.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tiroir – Nomenclature 4.0
  • Muséologie et patrimoine (Généralités)
OBS

bombarde : objet de la classe «Outils et équipement de musique» de la catégorie «Outillage et équipement pour la communication».

Spanish

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Record 3 2011-01-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Internet and Telematics
  • IT Security
DEF

The delivery of enough emails to a mailbox to overload the mailbox or perhaps even the system that the mailbox is hosted on.

OBS

Not to be confused with post office letters or packages.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Internet et télématique
  • Sécurité des TI
DEF

Ensemble des messages, qui, lors d'une bombarderie, sont envoyés en quantité invraisemblable dans un but malveillant à une même adresse de courrier électronique.

Spanish

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Record 4 1996-12-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Wind Instruments
DEF

A violently powerful instrument used in outdoor ceremonies.

CONT

Like the oboe, the shawm has a conical bore (cone-shaped inside), flaring into a bell. The reed is mounted on a small metal tube fitted into the top of the instrument. ... The shawm has a very low sound, owing to the reed and the way it is mounted, which permit a great deal of vibration.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Instruments de musique à vent
DEF

Instrument à vent à anche double, ancêtre du hautbois.

OBS

Au XVIe siècle on adopte le mot bombarde pour désigner les futures basses.

Spanish

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