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Record 1 2012-11-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Fire-Fighting and Rescue Equipment
OBS

A [wall post indicator valve] is similar to a [post indicator valve] except that it extends horizontally through the wall with the target and valve operating nut on the outside of the building.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Matériel de secours et de lutte (incendies)
OBS

La [vanne à colonne indicatrice de type mural] est semblable à la [vanne à colonne indicatrice], sauf qu'elle traverse le mur horizontalement et que l'indicateur ainsi que le carré de manœuvre de la vanne se trouvent à l'extérieur du bâtiment.

Spanish

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Record 2 2002-02-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Tracked Vehicles (Military)
  • Infantry
OBS

mechanized infantry combat vehicle; MICV: term and abbreviation extracted from the "Disarmament and Peace Keeping" glossary with the permission of the United Nations Office at Geneva.

Key term(s)
  • mechanised infantry combat vehicle

French

Domaine(s)
  • Véhicules chenillés (Militaire)
  • Infanterie
OBS

véhicule de combat d'infanterie mécanisée : terme tiré du lexique «Désarmement et Maintien de la Paix» avec l'autorisation de l'Office des Nations Unies à Genève.

Spanish

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