Glossary entry

English term or phrase:

fish lead

French translation:

plomb poisson

Added to glossary by Ghyslaine LE NAGARD
Mar 9, 2017 09:51
7 yrs ago
English term

fish lead

English to French Tech/Engineering Surveying at sea survey
Hydrologic survey
(3) Using five points survey method, the vertical line of current survey depth respectively are Surface (0.5m below water surface), 0.2H, 0.6H, 0.8H and Seabed (0.5~1.0m upon seabed ), record the depth at the same time.
(4) Use the //////Fish lead///// (about 15~25kg) or material without magnetism as heavy load.

From a document detailing the studies to be carried out for the construction of a port.

Il s'agit de poids mais existe-t-il un terme specifique pour ce type de poids ?

Thanks for your help.

Discussion

david henrion Mar 9, 2017:
un genre de gueuse ?!
Tony M Mar 9, 2017:
@ Asker The EN in your source text is appalling, I don't believe there is any such thing as 'fish lead' — they probably mean 'lead fishing weights', although the weight stated is pretty hefty, so presumably the sort of thing that would be used for commercial fishing rather than angling!

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plomb poisson

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cf. " moyen mécanique de sondage (plomb de sonde lestant une ligne graduée,
remplacé à partir de 1920 par un plomb poisson remorqué) - http://ifm.free.fr/htmlpages/pdf/2009/7-hydrographie connais...
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lest de ligne

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plomb de sonde

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