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PORT SIDE [2 records]

Record 1 2023-01-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Ship and Boat Parts
  • Pleasure Boating and Yachting
  • Sailing
DEF

The ship's left-hand side, looking from aft forward.

OBS

port: term standardized by ISO.

French

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

Côté gauche du navire, lorsqu'on regarde de l'arrière vers l'avant.

OBS

bâbord : terme uniformisé par le Comité de normalisation de la terminologie navale.

OBS

bâbord : terme normalisé par l'ISO.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Partes de los barcos
  • Vela y navegación de placer
  • Vela
DEF

Lado izquierdo de un barco, si se mira hacia adelante.

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Record 2 2003-10-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Launching and Space Maneuvering
  • Orbital Stations
DEF

port: The left-hand side of a [spaceship] looking forward.

CONT

Orientation is described using the terms "forward", "aft", "port", "starboard", "zenith", and "nadir". There is a diagram of the ISS [International Space Station] in the instructions that depicts these axes. [Generally, the Russian modules are aft, and the European modules are/will be forward; "nadir" and "zenith" are, of course, "down" and "up," respectively.]

OBS

port; P: term and abbreviation officially approved by the International Space Station official approval Group (ISSOAG).

Key term(s)
  • port-side

French

Domaine(s)
  • Lancement et manœuvres dans l'espace
  • Stations orbitales
CONT

La poutre et les panneaux solaires [sont] disposés en deux groupes Tribord S et Bâbord P [...]

OBS

bâbord; P : terme et abréviation uniformisés par le Groupe de travail de la terminologie de la Station spatiale internationale (GTTSSI).

Spanish

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