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DIVISION 3 SORTIES [1 record]

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Record 1 1999-03-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Fire-Fighting and Rescue Equipment
  • Pipes and Fittings
DEF

a valve with multiple connections that permits bleeding a large line through several subordinate lines.

OBS

See record "water thief/ division."

French

Domaine(s)
  • Matériel de secours et de lutte (incendies)
  • Tuyauterie et raccords
DEF

Pièce de jonction munie de robinets, permettant de brancher deux [...] lignes de tuyaux de 38 mm sur un établissement de gros tuyaux (65 mm ou plus).

OBS

Au Québec, l'expression fautive «voleur d'eau» (anglicisme) et générique par rapport à «division à trois sorties», est communément employée au lieu de cette dernière, qui lui est plus spécifique, dans le domaine de la prévention des incendies.

OBS

Voir la fiche «division/water thief».

Spanish

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