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GALERIE ACCES [4 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-05-20
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Cellars and Basements
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- creep trench
1, record 1, English, creep%20trench
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A low underfloor horizontal trench. 1, record 1, English, - creep%20trench
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Caves et sous-sols
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- galerie d’accès souterrain
1, record 1, French, galerie%20d%26rsquo%3Bacc%C3%A8s%20souterrain
proposal, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Galerie : Tout passage souterrain. (...) Galeries dans une cave (...) 2, record 1, French, - galerie%20d%26rsquo%3Bacc%C3%A8s%20souterrain
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2010-12-30
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Mine Passages
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- adit
1, record 2, English, adit
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- drift 2, record 2, English, drift
correct, noun
- adit level 3, record 2, English, adit%20level
correct
- tunnel 4, record 2, English, tunnel
correct, see observation
- side drift 5, record 2, English, side%20drift
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An opening made horizontally into the side of a hill through which a mineral deposit will be explored and developed. 6, record 2, English, - adit
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
If driven through the hill or mountain to the surface on the opposite side it would be a tunnel. 3, record 2, English, - adit
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
tunnel: The term is loosely applied in many cases to an adit. 3, record 2, English, - adit
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 3 OBS
adit; drift: terms used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector. 7, record 2, English, - adit
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Galeries et soles (Mines)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- galerie d'accès
1, record 2, French, galerie%20d%27acc%C3%A8s
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- galerie à flanc de coteau 2, record 2, French, galerie%20%C3%A0%20flanc%20de%20coteau
correct, feminine noun
- galerie horizontale à flanc de coteau 3, record 2, French, galerie%20horizontale%20%C3%A0%20flanc%20de%20coteau
correct, feminine noun
- entrée de fendue 4, record 2, French, entr%C3%A9e%20de%20fendue
feminine noun
- entrée de mine subhorizontale 5, record 2, French, entr%C3%A9e%20de%20mine%20subhorizontale
feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Une mine comporte au moins deux puits verticaux d'accès au gisement, ou plus généralement deux voies d'accès, puits verticaux ou inclinés, ou galeries à flanc de coteau. [...] On pénètre dans la mine par une galerie horizontale à flanc de coteau et par un puits [...] 6, record 2, French, - galerie%20d%27acc%C3%A8s
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
galerie d'accès; galerie à flanc de coteau : termes en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre. 7, record 2, French, - galerie%20d%27acc%C3%A8s
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Galerías (Minas)
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- galería de acceso
1, record 2, Spanish, galer%C3%ADa%20de%20acceso
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
- bocamina 2, record 2, Spanish, bocamina
feminine noun
- socavón 3, record 2, Spanish, socav%C3%B3n
masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Túnel horizontal abierto en las minas, por donde se accede a ellas y se transportan materiales hacia el interior o exterior. 1, record 2, Spanish, - galer%C3%ADa%20de%20acceso
Record 3 - internal organization data 2004-01-09
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Wastewater Treatment
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- access tunnel 1, record 3, English, access%20tunnel
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
An access tunnel under the floor is often very useful. Thickeners with an unscraped sludge hopper occupying only one sector, and thickeners with sludge extraction from a number of peripheral hoppers are not recommended. 1, record 3, English, - access%20tunnel
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Traitement des eaux usées
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- galerie d'accès
1, record 3, French, galerie%20d%27acc%C3%A8s
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La mise en place sous le radier d'une galerie d'accès est souvent très utile. Il faut généralement déconseiller les épaississeurs équipés d'un puits central à boues non raclé et n'occupant qu'un secteur, ainsi que ceux dont l'extraction de boues est faite à partir de quelques puits placés à la périphérie. 2, record 3, French, - galerie%20d%27acc%C3%A8s
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Tratamiento de aguas residuales
Record 3, Main entry term, Spanish
- galería de acceso
1, record 3, Spanish, galer%C3%ADa%20de%20acceso
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 3, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 1989-09-07
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Museums
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- limited access gallery
1, record 4, English, limited%20access%20gallery
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Muséologie
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- galerie à accès limité
1, record 4, French, galerie%20%C3%A0%20acc%C3%A8s%20limit%C3%A9
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
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