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jib-crane operator [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2017-10-25
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Occupation Names (General)
- Hoisting and Lifting
- Cranes (Hoisting and Lifting)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- jib-crane operator
1, record 1, English, jib%2Dcrane%20operator
correct, see observation
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- crane operator 2, record 1, English, crane%20operator
see observation
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The characteristic feature of any jib crane is the jib (American: boom), an arm which enables the load to be raised or lowered at some distance from the centre-line of the crane. 3, record 1, English, - jib%2Dcrane%20operator
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
The term "crane" is a generic that covers at least three broad categories of hoisting machines: jib cranes (in French "grues et potences"), overhead cranes (in French "ponts roulants"), and "gantry cranes" (in French "portiques"). 4, record 1, English, - jib%2Dcrane%20operator
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Désignations des emplois (Généralités)
- Levage
- Grues (Levage)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- grutier
1, record 1, French, grutier
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- grutière 2, record 1, French, gruti%C3%A8re
correct, feminine noun
- conducteur de grue 3, record 1, French, conducteur%20de%20grue
correct, masculine noun
- conductrice de grue 2, record 1, French, conductrice%20de%20grue
correct, feminine noun
- opérateur de grue 2, record 1, French, op%C3%A9rateur%20de%20grue
correct, masculine noun
- opératrice de grue 2, record 1, French, op%C3%A9ratrice%20de%20grue
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Ouvrier ou mécanicien qui manœuvre une grue. 4, record 1, French, - grutier
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La plupart du temps, le grutier est chargé de participer au montage et au démontage de la grue, à son entretien, à la vérification de sa bonne marche et, éventuellement, à son dépannage. 5, record 1, French, - grutier
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[...] une grue se compose d'un châssis, d'une flèche et d'un treuil. [...] Cette flèche doit être relevée ou abaissée pour faire varier l'angle ou la portée. 6, record 1, French, - grutier
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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