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CHANTIER BOIS [1 record]

Record 1 2003-09-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Ports
DEF

Small basin with narrow entrance, usu. within harbour.

CONT

boat camber.

CONT

H.M.C. Dockyard Halifax has a number of boat cambers in which various small vessels and harbour crafts are tied up.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Ports
DEF

Bassin quadrangulaire ouvert, perpendiculaire ou oblique par rapport au rivage, de taille souvent limitée.

OBS

Les darses sont fréquentes dans les ports de mer à faible marnage.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Puertos
DEF

Zona interna de una bahía o puerto resguardada del viento y las olas, donde las aguas están en calma.

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