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POULIER [3 records]

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Record 1 2009-01-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Hydrology and Hydrography
  • Geomorphology and Geomorphogeny
DEF

A long, narrow bank of sand or gravel, deposited by waves entirely or partly across the mouth or entrance of a bay, so that the bay is no longer connected or is connected only by a narrow inlet with the main body of water.

OBS

[A baymouth bar] usually connects two headlands, thus straightening the coast. It can be produced by the convergent growth of two spits from opposite directions, by a single spit extending in a constant direction, or by a longshore bar being driven shoreward.

OBS

baymouth bar: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Hydrologie et hydrographie
  • Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
DEF

Flèche littorale s'allongeant en travers d'un estuaire ou d'une baie.

CONT

Les barres sableuses peuvent donner un poulier («baymouth bar»). C'est une pointe de sable ou de galets barrant l'entrée d'une baie.

OBS

Le poulier est souvent accroché à un seul côté de la baie.

OBS

poulier : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Hidrología e hidrografía
  • Geomorfología y geomorfogénesis
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Record 2 1991-04-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Occupation Names (General)
  • Shipbuilding

French

Domaine(s)
  • Désignations des emplois (Généralités)
  • Constructions navales
DEF

Fabricant de poulies.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Nombramiento de cargos (Generalidades)
  • Construcción naval
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Record 3 1991-04-26

English

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

Feature having the appearance of a hook.

CONT

Walker Hook (spit), B.C.

CONT

Devils Hook (bend), N.S.

OBS

Applied to curved spits, islands, and river bends. Uncommon; N.S., N.B., Ont., and B.C.

OBS

hook: term 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

Extrémité recourbée d'une flèche littorale allongée en travers d'un estuaire ou d'une baie, qu'elle tend à barrer.

CONT

Poulier de Varennes, Québec.

OBS

Attesté au Québec.

OBS

poulier : terme uniformisé 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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