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CANTILEVER STEP [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-10-17
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Stairs and Stairways
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- hanging steps
1, record 1, English, hanging%20steps
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- overhanging stairs 2, record 1, English, overhanging%20stairs
correct
- cantilevered steps 3, record 1, English, cantilevered%20steps
correct
- cantilever steps 4, record 1, English, cantilever%20steps
correct
- hanging stair 5, record 1, English, hanging%20stair
- hanging stairs 5, record 1, English, hanging%20stairs
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Hanging steps. Steps which are built into a wall at one end and are unsupported at the other end. 3, record 1, English, - hanging%20steps
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Cantilever step. A step in a flight of steps or a staircase, (once of stone, now usually of concrete) which is built into the side wall of the stair and is unsupported at its other end. Sometimes the riser of the step will bear for its whole length on the tread of the step below it. 4, record 1, English, - hanging%20steps
Record 1, Key term(s)
- hanging stairway
- overhanging steps
- overhanging stair
- hanging step
- cantilevered stairs
- cantilever step
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Escaliers
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- escalier suspendu
1, record 1, French, escalier%20suspendu
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- escalier adossé 2, record 1, French, escalier%20adoss%C3%A9
masculine noun
- escalier en encorbellement 3, record 1, French, escalier%20en%20encorbellement
masculine noun
- escalier pendant 3, record 1, French, escalier%20pendant
masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Escalier suspendu. [Escalier] dont les volées ont un seul côté en appui, contre un mur. 2, record 1, French, - escalier%20suspendu
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Escaliers hélicoïdaux [...] ils sont réalisés sous deux formes classiques : [...] escaliers à noyau central; [...] marches (sans contremarches) posées et étayées une à une, encastrées dans le mur d'échiffre extérieur de la cage. Solution beaucoup plus rare (mise en place et réglage élément par élément) qui peut dégager un jour central plus ou moins important : escaliers suspendus. 3, record 1, French, - escalier%20suspendu
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
L'escalier adossé a ses marches encastrées à une extrémité dans le mur qu'il longe; l'autre extrémité peut être soit en surplomb, sans autre appui que le mur d'adossement, soit prendre appui sur un mur d'échiffre, avec ou sans limon. 2, record 1, French, - escalier%20suspendu
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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