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SLEDGE [8 records]

Record 1 - external organization data 2021-03-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Compartment – Nomenclature 4.0
  • Museums and Heritage (General)
OBS

sledge: an item in the "Land Transportation Tools and Equipment" class of the "Distribution and Transportation Objects" category.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tiroir – Nomenclature 4.0
  • Muséologie et patrimoine (Généralités)
OBS

traîneau à fardeaux: objet de la classe «Outils et équipement de transport terrestre» de la catégorie «Objets de manutention et de transport».

Spanish

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Record 2 2011-08-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Sports Equipment and Accessories
DEF

A small, low vehicle consisting of a platform of boards on narrow metal runners, used as a plaything for going over snow or ice and coasting down snow-covered hills.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Équipement et accessoires de sport
DEF

Petite voiture [munie de patins] dont les enfants se servent pour glisser.

Spanish

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Record 3 2009-05-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Transportation
DEF

A vehicle with low runners that is used for transporting loads especially over snow or ice.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Transports
DEF

Voiture à patins que l'on traîne (ou pousse) sur la neige.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Transporte
DEF

Vehículo provisto de patines o esquís, que se desliza sobre la nieve y el hielo.

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Record 4 2002-12-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Facilities and Equipment (Wood Industries)
  • Transport of Wood
  • Silviculture

French

Domaine(s)
  • Installations et équipement (Industr. du bois)
  • Transport du bois
  • Sylviculture
DEF

Traîneau servant à descendre le bois des montagnes.

OBS

D'origine vosgienne, la schlitte est peu utilisée de nos jours.

OBS

Mot vosgien; de l'allemand Schlitten.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Instalaciones y equipo (Industria maderera)
  • Transporte de la madera
  • Silvicultura
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Record 5 2000-09-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Hand Tools
DEF

A large heavy hammer that is usually wielded with two hands; used for driving stakes or breaking stone.

DEF

A heavy Hammer with flat cheeks and octagonal face and neck, either double-faced or with a cross or straight pane.

OBS

These heavy smith's hammers, sometimes weighing as much as 14 lb, are used by tree fellers for driving wedges into the saw cut, by shipwrights when driving wedges to lift the hull in the process of launching, and by wheelwrights for driving spokes into the hubs of heavy cart and wagon wheels.

Key term(s)
  • sledge

French

Domaine(s)
  • Outillage à main
DEF

Désigne divers gros marteaux lourds, le plus souvent à tête carrée et à manche court, utilisés en particulier par les maçons et les tailleurs de pierres.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Herramientas manuales
DEF

Martillo pesado con mango largo, que se maneja con las dos manos. Se utiliza para hincar postes o estacas.

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Record 6 1993-03-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Collection Items (Museums and Heritage)
  • Metal Forging

French

Domaine(s)
  • Objets de collection (Muséologie et Patrimoine)
  • Forgeage

Spanish

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Record 7 1986-10-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Hydrology and Hydrography

French

Domaine(s)
  • Hydrologie et hydrographie
OBS

Remorqué sur le fond pour études océanographiques P. Brunel (U de M).

Spanish

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Record 8 1986-06-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • General Vocabulary
  • Sports (General)
DEF

To ride in a sleigh.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Vocabulaire général
  • Sports (Généralités)

Spanish

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