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boat elevator [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2001-07-09
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Locks (Canals)
- River and Sea Navigation
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- boat elevator
1, record 1, English, boat%20elevator
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- ship elevator 2, record 1, English, ship%20elevator
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The Rhine-Rhône canal would run over 244 km and allow boats of 4,400 tons (in comparison with 350 tons on the Napoleon canal). 23 locks needed to be built in order to solve the problem of a 336 meter difference in elevation between the two catchments. The highest lock was planned as a gigantic boat elevator, hoisting boats over 22 meters. 3, record 1, English, - boat%20elevator
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Old boat elevator in Henrichenburg/Waltrop. 4, record 1, English, - boat%20elevator
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 CONT
Traveling along the "Industrial Culture Route" in the Emscher-Lippe region, you should visit the former "Holland Mine" in Gelsenkirchen and the old "Henrichenburg Ship Elevator" in Waltrop. 2, record 1, English, - boat%20elevator
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Écluses
- Navigation fluviale et maritime
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- élévateur à bateaux
1, record 1, French, %C3%A9l%C3%A9vateur%20%C3%A0%20bateaux
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- élévateur de bateau 2, record 1, French, %C3%A9l%C3%A9vateur%20de%20bateau
correct, masculine noun
- élévateur à bateau 3, record 1, French, %C3%A9l%C3%A9vateur%20%C3%A0%20bateau
correct, masculine noun
- élévateur 4, record 1, French, %C3%A9l%C3%A9vateur
correct, masculine noun
- système de levage des bateaux. 5, record 1, French, syst%C3%A8me%20de%20levage%20des%20bateaux%2E
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[...] ouvrages de navigation intérieure destinés à faire franchir aux bateaux des dénivellations importantes, supérieures à celles que permettent économiquement les écluses. 6, record 1, French, - %C3%A9l%C3%A9vateur%20%C3%A0%20bateaux
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Élévateur : Terme générique pour désigner plusieurs procédés autres que l'écluse, permettant le franchissement des grandes chutes par des bateaux. Parmi ces procédés, on peut citer : les plans inclinés sur lesquels le bateau se déplace à sec sur un chariot monté sur rail [...]; les plans inclinés proprement dits sur lesquels le bateau se déplace à flot dans un sas muni de portes frontales; les ascenseurs mécaniques ou hydrauliques [...]; les pentes d'eau ou coins d'eau [...] 7, record 1, French, - %C3%A9l%C3%A9vateur%20%C3%A0%20bateaux
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Ancien élévateur de bateaux à Henrichenburg/Waltrop. 8, record 1, French, - %C3%A9l%C3%A9vateur%20%C3%A0%20bateaux
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 CONT
[...] systèmes de levage des bateaux (Waltrop) [...] 5, record 1, French, - %C3%A9l%C3%A9vateur%20%C3%A0%20bateaux
Record 1, Key term(s)
- élévateur de bateau
- système de levage de bateau
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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