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AERIAL CABLEWAY [2 records]

Record 1 2015-08-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Cranes (Hoisting and Lifting)
  • Overhead Cableways
  • Construction Site Equipment
DEF

A crane whose supporting elements are ropes secured to the tops of supporting masts.

OBS

blondin: after Blondin the tightrope walker; the French word for a cableway.

OBS

cable crane: term and definition standardized by ISO.

Key term(s)
  • cable way
  • aerial cable way

French

Domaine(s)
  • Grues (Levage)
  • Transporteurs aériens sur câbles
  • Matériel de chantier
DEF

Appareil de levage à charge suspendue dont les éléments porteurs sont des câbles fixés en haut des palées-supports.

OBS

blondin : terme et définition normalisés par l'ISO.

OBS

blondin : de Blondin, nom propre.

Spanish

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Record 2 1998-03-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Transport of Wood
  • Forestry Operations
  • Overhead Cableways
DEF

A loose term for any system involving transport along, and/or by means of, steel cables, or, more primitively, single fixed wires, the load being lifted partly or wholly off the ground.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Transport du bois
  • Exploitation forestière
  • Transporteurs aériens sur câbles
DEF

Évacuation des bois par voie aérienne ou terrestre au moyen de câbles ou de cordages.

Spanish

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