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Record 1 2023-12-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Water Transport
DEF

The floating wreckage of a ship or its cargo.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Transport par eau
CONT

Les «épaves flottantes» sont les biens matériels qui flottent à la dérive sur l'eau à la suite d'un naufrage [...]

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Transporte por agua
DEF

[...] resto flotante [de un naufragio] a merced de las olas [...]

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