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BARRAGE CHANOINE [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1993-03-02
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Dams and Causeways
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- wicket dam
1, record 1, English, wicket%20dam
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A movable dam consisting of a sill and a number of wickets or rectangular panels of wood or iron, hinged on the sill and held up nearly vertical by a hinged prop that has a footing on the sill and can be tripped, dropping the wickets flat on the sill. 1, record 1, English, - wicket%20dam
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Barrages et chaussées
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- barrage à hausses Chanoine
1, record 1, French, barrage%20%C3%A0%20hausses%20Chanoine
masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- barrage à cloisons 1, record 1, French, barrage%20%C3%A0%20cloisons
masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Voir aussi «Chanoine wicket dam» et «shutter wicket» dans TERMIUM. 1, record 1, French, - barrage%20%C3%A0%20hausses%20Chanoine
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1993-02-23
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Dams and Causeways
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- Chanoine wicket dam
1, record 2, English, Chanoine%20wicket%20dam
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A movable dam, consisting of a water curtain formed by timber leaves or wickets inclined downstream; the butt of the wicket is supported against a sill along the upstream side of the base slab and the wicket is pivoted a little below its center point to a collapsible horse held in place by a long prop. 2, record 2, English, - Chanoine%20wicket%20dam
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Chanoine Wicket-dam. ... The term "wicket" has been applied in the United States to a shutter revolving on an axle placed near its needle. Described in detail, a Chanoine wicket consists of three parts ...: A rectangular panel of wood or iron; the horse or trestle, supporting the axle of the shutter, and the prop holding up the horse and having its foot bearing against a cast-iron shoe, called a "hurter" (in French "heurtoir") fixed to the apron. The parts of the shutter above and below the axle are called respectively the "chase" and the "breech". 2, record 2, English, - Chanoine%20wicket%20dam
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Barrages et chaussées
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- barrage Chanoine
1, record 2, French, barrage%20Chanoine
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- barrage à hausses Chanoine-Pasqueau 1, record 2, French, barrage%20%C3%A0%20hausses%20Chanoine%2DPasqueau
correct, see observation, masculine noun
- barrage Chanoine-Pasqueau 1, record 2, French, barrage%20Chanoine%2DPasqueau
correct, masculine noun
- barrage Chanoine-Pasqueau de l'Ohio 2, record 2, French, barrage%20Chanoine%2DPasqueau%20de%20l%27Ohio
correct, masculine noun
- barrage à hausses Chanoine 1, record 2, French, barrage%20%C3%A0%20hausses%20Chanoine
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Barrage mobile constitué d'un rideau étanche en bois, incliné vers l'aval et s'articulant à un chevalet et à un arc-boutant, ce dernier prenant appui contre un heurtoir fixé au radier. 3, record 2, French, - barrage%20Chanoine
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Initialement, les ingénieurs américains ont construit 52 barrages sur ... l'Ohio. Ils étaient équipés de hausses Chanoine (ou plutôt de hausses Pascaud, système très voisin dont le prototype a été réalisé en 1880 sur la Saône, près de son confluent avec le Rhône. 4, record 2, French, - barrage%20Chanoine
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Aux USA, les hausses Chanoine munies de la glissière Pasqueau sont désignées sous le nom de hausses Chanoine [Chanoine wicket], que l'on trouvera seul dans la littérature américaine... 4, record 2, French, - barrage%20Chanoine
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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