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HUMP [7 records]

Record 1 2018-03-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Shunting Operations (Railroads)
DEF

To sort (freight cars) in a classification yard and assemble in trains by means of a hump.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Triage (Chemins de fer)
DEF

Séparer les wagons par destination sur le faisceau de débranchement d'une gare de triage.

Spanish

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Record 2 2012-02-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Railroad Stations
  • Shunting Operations (Railroads)
DEF

A high track from which uncoupled cars roll under their own power to desired classification tracks.

CONT

[In] a hump yard ... the classification of cars is accomplished by pushing them over the crest of a small hill or hump beyond which they roll into classification tracks by gravity.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Gares ferroviaires
  • Triage (Chemins de fer)
DEF

Voie élevée de laquelle les wagons dételés roulent sous leur propre poids jusqu'aux voies de triage désirées.

OBS

butte : terme uniformisé par CP Rail.

Spanish

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Record 3 2003-05-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Xylology (The Study of Wood)
  • Plywood
  • Natural Construction Materials
DEF

Local over-thickness showing on the outer ply.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Xylologie (Étude des bois)
  • Contreplaqués
  • Matériaux de construction naturels
DEF

Saillie locale d'un pli extérieur.

Spanish

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Record 4 1998-03-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • General Vocabulary
OBS

americanism

French

Domaine(s)
  • Vocabulaire général
OBS

À utiliser selon le contexte.

Spanish

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Record 5 1991-03-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Toponymy
  • Geomorphology and Geomorphogeny
DEF

Rounded hill or mountain.

CONT

Camels Hump, B.C.

OBS

Uncommon; Nfld, Ontario, Alta. and B.C.

OBS

Terminology 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
  • Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
DEF

Élévation modérée aux versants généralement en pente douce.

CONT

Colline de la Tortue, Québec.

CONT

Bosse à Christine, N.E.

OBS

colline : Plus petite que la montagne, mais plus considérable que la butte. Attesté au Québec.

OBS

bosse : Descriptif attesté en N.-E.

OBS

Terminologie uniformisée par le Comité permanent canadien des noms géographiques (CPCNG) dans le cadre du glossaire BT-176 faisant autorité sur la question des génériques en usage au Canada.

Spanish

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Record 6 1981-08-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Hydrology and Hydrography
  • Scientific Measurements and Analyses
OBS

The reduction in the depth of the nappe downstream of a thin-plate weir due to the upward velocity component at the crest.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Hydrologie et hydrographie
  • Mesures et analyse (Sciences)
OBS

Réduction de la hauteur de la lame déversante au-delà d'un déversoir en mince paroi résultant des composantes verticales de la vitesse à la crête.

Spanish

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Record 7 1976-06-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Translation

French

Domaine(s)
  • Traduction

Spanish

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