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BASE LOAD [3 records]

Record 1 2019-06-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Electric Power Distribution
DEF

... the minimum amount of electric power needed to [supply] the electrical grid at any given time.

CONT

Baseload power must be supplied by constant and reliable sources of electricity.

Key term(s)
  • base load power
  • base load

French

Domaine(s)
  • Distribution électrique

Spanish

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Record 2 1992-08-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Transport of Goods

French

Domaine(s)
  • Transport de marchandises
OBS

T-225 a-29, 4-71, p. 4.

Spanish

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Record 3 1986-09-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Loads and Weights (Transport.)
  • Trucking (Road Transport)
OBS

Term used in the Express Traffic Reporting and Accounting System (XTRAS) of Canadian National Railways.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Poids et charges (Transports)
  • Camionnage
DEF

(...) chargement minimum qui sert de point de départ de l'organisation du chargement de la remorque.

OBS

Terme utilisé dans le système Comptabilité de la gestion centralisée du trafic messageries (XTRAS) du Canadien National.

Spanish

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