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BALANCINE [3 records]

Record 1 2017-10-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Ship and Boat Parts
  • Outfitting of Ships
  • Pleasure Boating and Yachting

French

Domaine(s)
  • Parties des bateaux
  • Armement et gréement
  • Yachting et navigation de plaisance
DEF

Manœuvre courante ayant pour tâche de soutenir l'une des extrémités d'un espar (vergue, bôme, tangon, tangon de spinmaker, mât de charge, etc.)

OBS

martinet d'apiquage : terme uniformisé par le Comité de normalisation de la terminologie navale.

OBS

balancine : terme employé aussi à la voile.

Spanish

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Record 2 2017-06-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Maneuvering of Ships

French

Domaine(s)
  • Manœuvre des navires
DEF

Manœuvre courante qui, d'une partie supérieure du mât, retient l'extrémité d'un espar.

OBS

La balancine porte le nom de l'espar qu'elle retient : balancine de bôme, de mât de charge, de tangon, de vergue.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Maniobras de los buques
OBS

(de botavara)

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Record 3 2010-07-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Landing Gear (Aeroindustry)
CONT

auxiliary landing gear: That part or parts of a landing gear, such as an outboard wheel, which is intended to stabilize the craft on the surface but which bears no significant part of the weight.

Key term(s)
  • wingtip undercarriage

French

Domaine(s)
  • Atterrisseur (Constructions aéronautiques)
DEF

Chacune des roulettes placées au bout des ailes d'un avion en vue d'équilibrer celui-ci pendant ses évolutions au sol.

Spanish

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