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FOSSE PIED [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2021-10-29
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Crop Storage Facilities
- Grain Growing
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- boot pit
1, record 1, English, boot%20pit
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... the bottom of the [elevator] leg may be situated below floor level in an area referred to as the "boot pit" ... 1, record 1, English, - boot%20pit
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Entreposage des récoltes
- Culture des céréales
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- fosse du pied
1, record 1, French, fosse%20du%20pied
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] la partie inférieure de l'élévateur peut se trouver sous le niveau du sol dans une zone appelée la fosse du pied [...] 1, record 1, French, - fosse%20du%20pied
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Almacenamiento de las cosechas
- Cultivo de cereales
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- pie del elevador
1, record 1, Spanish, pie%20del%20elevador
masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1991-02-28
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Sewers and Drainage
- Road Construction
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- berm ditch
1, record 2, English, berm%20ditch
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A ditch constructed along a berm of ground to convey runoff of surface water. 1, record 2, English, - berm%20ditch
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Berm: Often used for word "shoulder" in road work. 2, record 2, English, - berm%20ditch
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
See also "intercepting ditch". 3, record 2, English, - berm%20ditch
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Égouts et drainage
- Construction des voies de circulation
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- fossé de pied
1, record 2, French, foss%C3%A9%20de%20pied
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
(...) fossés placés au point le plus bas des talus. 2, record 2, French, - foss%C3%A9%20de%20pied
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Drainage des talus. Lorsque des venues d'eau sont à craindre en arrière des talus (il s'agit à peu près exclusivement des talus de déblai), on doit chercher à canaliser cette eau par des drains surmontés d'un filtre en grosses pierres. Le drain sera disposé soit à la base du talus, soit au-dessus d'une couche d'argile imperméable (...); il débouchera dans une descente maçonnée allant au fossé de pied. 3, record 2, French, - foss%C3%A9%20de%20pied
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Consolidation des terrassement. C'est une opération de prévention et de protection du talus et de la plate-forme contre les dégradations. Pour cela, on établit des fossés de crête et des fossés de pied que l'on maçonne ou bétonne. 4, record 2, French, - foss%C3%A9%20de%20pied
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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