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CLIQUET FERMETURE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1990-04-12
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Mountain Sports
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- gate
1, record 1, English, gate
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
That part of a carabiner which springs open and shut allowing climbing rope in or enabling carabiner to hook onto other equipment. ("The Mountaineering Handbook : an invitation to climbing" by Curtis Casewit and Dick Pownall) 1, record 1, English, - gate
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
A carabiner always has a "gate", which permits it to go through the eye of the piton and lets the climbing rope in .... never use a snap link with a broken or damaged gate; the latter should open and close with ease. ("The Mountaineering Handbook : an invitation to climbing" by Curtis Casewit and Dick Pownall) 1, record 1, English, - gate
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Sports de montagne
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- doigt
1, record 1, French, doigt
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- doigt d’ouverture 1, record 1, French, doigt%20d%26rsquo%3Bouverture
masculine noun
- cliquet de fermeture 1, record 1, French, cliquet%20de%20fermeture
masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Partie mobile du mousqueton qui s'ouvre vers l'intérieur et se referme à l'aide d'un petit ressort. 1, record 1, French, - doigt
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] ouverture et la fermeture [du mousqueton] sont assurées par un "doigt" latéral à tenons, et à ressort. ("Alpinisme moderne" de Giancarlo Del Zotto, 1971, p. 51) 1, record 1, French, - doigt
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Source de "doigt d'ouverture" : "L'alpinisme en 10 leçons" de Jean Carron. Source de "cliquet de fermeture" : "L'alpinisme" de Félix Lévitan. 1, record 1, French, - doigt
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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