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C0228800 (shă-lā′, shăl′ā)n.1. a. A wooden dwelling with a low-pitched roof and wide eaves, common in Alpine regions.b. A cottage or lodge built in this style.2. The hut of a herder in the Swiss Alps.

[French, from Swiss French, possibly diminutive of *cala, shelter.]

chalet

(ˈʃæleɪ; French ʃalɛ) n1. (Architecture) a type of wooden house of Swiss origin, typically low, with wide projecting eaves2. (Architecture) a similar house used esp as a ski lodge, garden house, etc[C19: from French (Swiss dialect)]

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(ʃæˈleɪ, ˈʃæl eɪ)

n. 1. a wooden house common in rural Alpine regions, having very wide eaves, exposed structural members, and often decoratively carved brackets, stair and balcony railings, etc. 2. any cottage, house, ski lodge, etc., built in this style. 3. a herder's hut in the Swiss Alps. [1810–20; < French < Franco-Provençal, =*chale shelter (c. Old Provençal cala cove¹) + -et -et]

chalet

A Swiss mountain hut.

Thesaurus

Noun

chalet - a Swiss house with a sloping roof and wide eaves or a house built in this stylehouse - a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families; "he has a house on Cape Cod"; "she felt she had to get out of the house"

Translations

木造小屋避暑小屋

chalet

(ˈʃӕlei) , ((American) ʃӕˈlei) noun1. in Switzerland, a summer hut in the mountains for shepherds etc. 避暑小屋2. a small (wooden) house used by holidaymakers etc. （休假地）木造小屋

chalet

1. a type of wooden house of Swiss origin, typically low, with wide projecting eaves 2. a similar house used esp as a ski lodge, garden house, etc.

Chalet

A timber house in the style of those traditionally built in the Swiss Alps, distinguished by exposed and decorative use of structural members, balconies, and stairs; the upper floors usually project beyond the story below.

chalet

1. A timber house especially found in the Alps, distinguished by the exposed and decorative use of structural members, balconies, and stairs. Upper floors usually project beyond the stories below. 2. Any building of similar design. See Swiss cottage architecture.

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Casualties, Hazards, Access, Location, Emergency, Type. One of several mnemonics (e.g., METHANE), which is used in the context of a major incident (mass disaster) in the UK for the information that the first ambulance staff to arrive on the scene should relay to the Emergency Operations Centre.
CHALET
Casualties—approximate numbers of priority 1, 2 and 3 patients, dead and uninjured.
Hazards present and potential.
Access routes and suitable provisional rendezvous points (RVPs).
Location of the incident, with map references if possible.
Emergency services present and required, including local authorities; consider medical team(s), special equipment and services (i.e., HEMS, Emergency Planning Manager, BASICS, ECV, ESV); request number of LAS resources required.

Type of incident, with brief details of types and numbers of vehicles, trains, buildings, aircraft, etc.

Acronym

Definition

CHALET➣Type of US DoD SIGINT Satellite

CHALET➣Casualties, Hazards, Access, Location, Emergency Services, Type of Incident (emergency services and safety checklist)

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noun a Swiss house with a sloping roof and wide eaves or a house built in this style

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