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GLISSOIRE HYDRAULIQUE [2 records]
Record 1 - external organization data 2021-03-18
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Compartment – Nomenclature 4.0
- Museums and Heritage (General)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- log flume
1, record 1, English, log%20flume
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
log flume: an item in the "Structures" class of the "Built Environment Objects" category. 2, record 1, English, - log%20flume
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Tiroir – Nomenclature 4.0
- Muséologie et patrimoine (Généralités)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- glissoire hydraulique
1, record 1, French, glissoire%20hydraulique
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
glissoire hydraulique : objet de la classe «Constructions» de la catégorie «Éléments du bâtiment». 2, record 1, French, - glissoire%20hydraulique
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1998-03-17
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Transport of Wood
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- flume
1, record 2, English, flume
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- sluice 2, record 2, English, sluice
correct, United States
- wet chute 3, record 2, English, wet%20chute
correct, United States
- wet slide 3, record 2, English, wet%20slide
correct, United States
- log flume 4, record 2, English, log%20flume
- water flume 4, record 2, English, water%20flume
- log sluicer 5, record 2, English, log%20sluicer
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A chute of superior construction, such that it can transport timber in flowing water. 3, record 2, English, - flume
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
It consists of a long wooden trough through which logs are floated on flowing water. This system is no longer widely used. 6, record 2, English, - flume
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Transport du bois
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- glissoire hydraulique
1, record 2, French, glissoire%20hydraulique
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- glissoire 2, record 2, French, glissoire
correct, feminine noun
- canal de flottage 3, record 2, French, canal%20de%20flottage
masculine noun
- arboriduc 4, record 2, French, arboriduc
masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Long canal en pente par lequel glissent les billots emportés par un courant d'eau. 5, record 2, French, - glissoire%20hydraulique
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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