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CHEMICAL HORN [1 record]

Record 1 2002-02-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Minesweeping and Minehunting
  • Sea Operations (Military)
  • Demolition (Military)
DEF

In naval mine warfare, a mine horn containing an electric battery, the electrolyte for which is in a glass tube protected by a thin metal sheet.

OBS

chemical horn; Hertz horn: terms and definition standardized by NATO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Dragage et chasse aux mines
  • Opérations en mer (Militaire)
  • Destruction (Militaire)
DEF

En guerre des mines sur mer, corne comprenant une pile électrique dont l'électrolyte se trouve dans un tube de verre protégé par un mince manchon métallique.

OBS

corne chimique; corne Hertz : termes uniformisés par le Comité de normalisation de la terminologie navale.

OBS

corne chimique; corne Hertz : termes et définition normalisés par l'OTAN.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Dragado y detección de minas
  • Operaciones marítimas (Militar)
  • Destrucción (Militar)
DEF

En guerra naval de minas, un cuerno de una mina que contiene una batería eléctrica cuyo electrolito está contenido en un tubo de cristal protegido por una hoja metálica delgada.

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