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GATE [4 records]

Record 1 2019-10-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Toponymy
DEF

A restricted passage.

CONT

Hell Gate [canyon], B.C.

CONT

Hell Gate [strait], N.W.T.

OBS

Used usually for "Hell Gate" or "Hells Gate." Often marked by turbulent water.

OBS

gate: designation validated by the Canadian Permanent Committee on Geographical Names (CPCGN) within the scope of its glossary (BT-176) which is the first authoritative publication on generics in use in Canada.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Toponymie
DEF

Passage resserré.

OBS

Attesté habituellement dans le toponyme «Hell Gate» ou «Hells Gate». Souvent caractérisé par des eaux turbulentes.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Toponimia
DEF

Paso estrecho o garganta profunda entre dos altas montañas, por donde suelen correr los ríos.

DEF

Estrechura de montes, ríos u otros parajes.

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Record 2 2017-07-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Food Safety
DEF

Said of a deteriorated perishable good.

PHR

tainted fish

French

Domaine(s)
  • Salubrité alimentaire
DEF

Se dit d'une marchandise périssable qui est [...] détériorée.

PHR

poisson avarié

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Inocuidad Alimentaria
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Record 3 2002-02-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • International Bodies and Committees
  • Air Transport Personnel and Services
OBS

EANPG (European Air Navigation Planning Group).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités internationaux
  • Personnel et services (Transport aérien)

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Organismos y comités internacionales
  • Personal y servicios (Transporte aéreo)
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Record 4 1998-11-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Regional and Municipal Gov. Bodies and Committees
Key term(s)
  • GLCCE

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités de gouv. régionaux ou municipaux

Spanish

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