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jettison [5 records]

Record 1 2009-01-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Spacecraft
CONT

The principle of staging rockets is similar to a plane jettisoning its empty wing tanks. When half the fuel is burned the rest is pumped into center tanks and empty rockets dropped.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Engins spatiaux
CONT

Sur le principe de la fusée à étages multiples [...] l'engin abandonne des charges inutiles à mesure que le combustible est consommé [...] on largue les réservoirs correspondants.

Spanish

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Record 2 2008-10-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Insurance
  • Transportation Insurance
  • Cargo (Water Transport)
DEF

Deliberate throwing overboard of goods or fittings for the preservation of a ship in peril.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Assurances
  • Assurance transport
  • Cargaisons (Transport par eau)
DEF

Opération qui consiste à alléger le navire, à la suite d'un événement grave, par le jet à la mer d'une partie ou de la totalité de la cargaison : [...]

Key term(s)
  • jet de marchandises à la mer

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Seguros
  • Seguro de transporte
  • Cargamento (Transporte por agua)
DEF

Acción de echar al mar una parte del equipo del barco o de las mercancías para salvar al resto del naufragio.

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Record 3 2008-10-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Cargo (Water Transport)
  • Maritime Law
  • Foreign Trade
DEF

To throw goods overboard to lighten a ship, aircraft, etc. in distress.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Cargaisons (Transport par eau)
  • Droit maritime
  • Commerce extérieur
OBS

jeter à la mer : terme uniformisé par le Comité de normalisation de la terminologie navale.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Cargamento (Transporte por agua)
  • Derecho marítimo
  • Comercio exterior
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Record 4 2007-04-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Spacecraft
CONT

The LM ascent stage will be jettisoned about four hours after hard docking.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Engins spatiaux
CONT

Délester automatiquement la tour de sauvetage.

Spanish

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Record 5 2002-02-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Air Freight
  • Air Safety
  • Operations (Air Forces)
DEF

Deliberate release of an aircraft store from an aircraft to effect aircraft safety or prepare for air combat.

OBS

jettison: term and definition standardized by NATO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Fret aérien
  • Sécurité (Transport aérien)
  • Opérations (Forces aériennes)
DEF

Largage volontaire de charges d'un aéronef afin d'assurer sa sécurité ou de le préparer pour le combat aérien.

OBS

délestage : terme et définition normalisés par l'OTAN.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Carga aérea
  • Seguridad (Transporte aéreo)
  • Operaciones (Fuerzas aéreas)
DEF

Lanzamiento deliberado de la carga de un avión para aumentar su seguridad o para prepararse para un combate.

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