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Record 1 2023-05-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Ship and Boat Parts
DEF

In some older ships, a board with holes in it, through which various parts of the running rigging were rove.

OBS

fairlead: term recommended by the International Maritime Organization in its Standard Marine Navigational Vocabulary.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Parties des bateaux
DEF

[Dans certains navires plus anciens,] ouverture pratiquée dans la muraille du navire, qui sert au passage et au guidage des amarres.

OBS

chaumard : terme recommandé par l'Organisation maritime internationale dans son Vocabulaire normalisé de la navigation maritime.

OBS

chaumard : terme uniformisé par le Comité de normalisation de la terminologie navale.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Partes de los barcos
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