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GARDEN VALVE [1 record]

Record 1 2012-08-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Taps and Plumbing Accessories
DEF

A tap or faucet threaded for connection of a hose.

CONT

Water may be applied through inexpensive hose bibb (garden valve) and hose systems ... Hose bibbs should be so located that any portion of an area may be reached with a 50-foot-long hose. Each hose bibb should be designed to supply a minimum of 10 gallons per minute (GPM) at 35 pounds per square inch (psi) for hand sprinkling or 10 GPM at 45 psi for operation of one yard-type sprinkler head.

OBS

hose bib; hose cock; sill cock: terms officially approved by the Lexicon Project Committee (New Brunswick).

Key term(s)
  • hosebib
  • sillcock

French

Domaine(s)
  • Robinetterie et accessoires
CONT

Robinet d'arrosage [...] Les robinets qu'on installe sur les appareils sanitaires, ceux qu'on emploie pour puiser de l'eau ou pour l'arrosage ne sont que des robinets d'arrêt comportant un bec ou un raccord approprié.

OBS

Ne pas confondre avec «robinet de puisage».

OBS

robinet d'arrosage : terme uniformisé par le Comité du projet de lexiques (Nouveau-Brunswick).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Grifos y accesorios de fontanería
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