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CUVETTE WC RESERVOIR HAUT [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1987-09-25
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Plumbing Fixtures
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- closet with high-up flush tank
1, record 1, English, closet%20with%20high%2Dup%20flush%20tank
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Flushing tanks. ... The use of the so-called "high-up" tanks is so infrequent now that they may be considered as practically obsolete. Low-down tanks are most commonly used in household installation. ... 1, record 1, English, - closet%20with%20high%2Dup%20flush%20tank
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Appareils sanitaires
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- cuvette de WC à réservoir haut
1, record 1, French, cuvette%20de%20WC%20%C3%A0%20r%C3%A9servoir%20haut
proposal, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- cuvette à chasse haute 1, record 1, French, cuvette%20%C3%A0%20chasse%20haute
proposal, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Les W.C. (...) Les appareils de chasse sont : 1. les réservoirs hauts; 2. les réservoirs bas. 2, record 1, French, - cuvette%20de%20WC%20%C3%A0%20r%C3%A9servoir%20haut
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Le siège de w.c. : il est posé sur le sol ou suspendu, la chasse attenante au siège, les chasses hautes n'étant plus employés; (...) 3, record 1, French, - cuvette%20de%20WC%20%C3%A0%20r%C3%A9servoir%20haut
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
Selon l'emplacement du réservoir de chasse, on peut distinguer rétrospectivement quatre modèles de w.-c. : celui à réservoir haut, celui à réservoir séparé (situé à plusieurs centimètres au-dessus de la cuvette), celui à réservoir attenant (mais distinct de la cuvette) et celui à réservoir formant bloc avec la cuvette. 1, record 1, French, - cuvette%20de%20WC%20%C3%A0%20r%C3%A9servoir%20haut
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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