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STABLE WORKING PLATFORM [1 record]

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Record 1 2006-03-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Types of Ships and Boats
  • Propulsion of Water-Craft
  • Sea Operations (Military)
  • Combat Systems (Naval Forces)
CONT

They have potential as a stable working platform able to maintain steady speed in heavy weather but cannot achieve the highspeed performance of the fast patrol boat without incurring the penalty of very high engine power.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Types de bateaux
  • Propulsion des bateaux
  • Opérations en mer (Militaire)
  • Systèmes de combat (Forces navales)
CONT

Les navires de ce type sont une plate-forme stable.

OBS

Pluriel : des plateformes, des plates-formes.

OBS

plateforme (sing.); plateformes (pl.) : Ces graphies, puisées des Rectifications de l'orthographe recommandées par le Conseil supérieur de la langue française, sont attestées dans le Petit Robert (2004).

Key term(s)
  • plateforme stable

Spanish

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