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Record 1 2005-11-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Types of Ships and Boats
  • Water Transport
  • Rail Transport Operations
DEF

An unpowered barge with rail tracks mounted on its deck ... used to move railroad cars across water obstacles, or to locations they could not otherwise access ...

OBS

It is pushed or towed by a tugboat.

OBS

carfloat: term standardized by the Canadian General Standards Board (CGSB).

Key term(s)
  • rail road car float
  • rail road carfloat

French

Domaine(s)
  • Types de bateaux
  • Transport par eau
  • Exploitation (Transport par rail)
DEF

Embarcation à fond plat sans moyen de propulsion mécanique, équipée de rails pour le transport de véhicules ferroviaires sur un plan d'eau qui met en communication les extrémités de deux voies ferrées s'arrêtant sur chacune des rives opposées.

Spanish

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