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BASSIN PLEIN AIR [2 records]

Record 1 2005-11-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Pools
  • Equipment and Facilities (Recreation)
  • Sports Facilities and Venues
  • Swimming
OBS

outdoor pool: term used by Parks Canada.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Piscines
  • Installations et équipement (Loisirs)
  • Installations et sites (Sports)
  • Natation
DEF

Piscine construite à l'air libre, servant à la détente ou à la natation sportive.

OBS

piscine extérieure : terme en usage à Parcs Canada.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Piscinas
  • Instalaciones y equipo (Recreación)
  • Instalaciones y sedes deportivas
  • Natación
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Record 2 1997-07-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Aquaculture
OBS

Used in fish breeding farms.

OBS

Most of outdoor tanks are made of circular concrete cement. But some other systems have rectangular tanks and are made of fibreglass. One advantage of a rectangular tank is that it is comparatively easier to harvest fish from it than from a circular tank.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Aquaculture
OBS

Les bassins en béton sont d'un coût de construction plus élevé mais présentent une plus grande facilité de gestion. Ces bassins peuvent être rectangulaires de type «raceway» ou «circulaires» [...]

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Acuicultura
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