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CULASSE BLOC ROTATIF [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2024-10-30
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Small Arms
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- rolling-block action
1, record 1, English, rolling%2Dblock%20action
correct, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- rolling block action 2, record 1, English, rolling%20block%20action
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A firearm action in which the sealing of the breech is accomplished with a circular-shaped breechblock that rotates on a pin. 1, record 1, English, - rolling%2Dblock%20action
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
rolling-block action: designation and definition officially approved by the Army Terminology Panel. 3, record 1, English, - rolling%2Dblock%20action
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Armes légères
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- culasse à bloc rotatif
1, record 1, French, culasse%20%C3%A0%20bloc%20rotatif
correct, feminine noun, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- mécanisme à bloc rotatif 1, record 1, French, m%C3%A9canisme%20%C3%A0%20bloc%20rotatif
correct, masculine noun, officially approved
- mécanisme à rotation rétrograde 1, record 1, French, m%C3%A9canisme%20%C3%A0%20rotation%20r%C3%A9trograde
correct, masculine noun, officially approved
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Mécanisme d'une arme à feu dans lequel la culasse est scellée au moyen d'un bloc-culasse circulaire qui pivote autour d'un axe. 2, record 1, French, - culasse%20%C3%A0%20bloc%20rotatif
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
culasse à bloc rotatif; mécanisme à bloc rotatif; mécanisme à rotation rétrograde : désignations et définition uniformisées par le Groupe d'experts en terminologie de l'Armée de terre; désignations uniformisées par le Groupe de travail de terminologie des armes légères. 3, record 1, French, - culasse%20%C3%A0%20bloc%20rotatif
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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