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WIDE BODY [2 records]

Record 1 2015-02-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Types of Aircraft
DEF

A large transport aircraft with internal cabin width sufficient for normal passenger seating to be divided into three axial groups by two aisles (in practice this means not less than 4.72 metres (15.5 feet).

OBS

Since the Boeing 747 (B747) is often nicknamed the "jumbo jet," confusion may arise as to the appropriateness of the term "jumbo" or "jumbo jet" to refer to other widebody airliners such as the Airbus 310, the 330 or the McDonnell Douglas MD-11.

OBS

jumbo jet: a popular term applied to a large wide body aircraft such as the Boeing 747.

OBS

wide-body aircraft; wide-body aeroplane; jumbo jet: terms and definition officially approved by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO).

Key term(s)
  • wide body aeroplane
  • wide-body airplane
  • wide body jet
  • widebody aircraft
  • widebody aeroplane
  • widebody jet
  • widebody airplane

French

Domaine(s)
  • Types d'aéronefs
DEF

Grand aéronef de transport dont l'intérieur de la cabine est suffisamment large pour que les sièges normaux de passagers puissent être divisés en trois groupes axiaux par deux couloirs (dans la pratique cela signifie un minimum de 4,72 m (15,6 pi).

OBS

L'expression «avion à grande capacité» ne convient pas parce qu'elle prête à confusion : il existe aujourd'hui des avions «à grande capacité» tel l'Airbus 321 ou le Boeing 757 qui ont seulement une allée et qui n'ont pas un fuselage large. Néanmoins ce genre d'aéronef peut recevoir plus de 200 passagers.

OBS

Le terme «gros-porteur» est préconisé par l'Administration française.

OBS

jumbo jet : terme couramment employé pour désigner des gros-porteurs comme le Boeing 747.

OBS

gros-porteur; jumbo jet : termes et définition uniformisés par l'Organisation de l'aviation civile internationale (OACI).

OBS

avion à fuselage large : terme uniformisé par le Comité d'uniformisation de la terminologie aéronautique (CUTA) - Opérations aériennes.

Key term(s)
  • avion gros-porteur
  • gros-porteur

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Tipos de aeronaves
DEF

Gran aeronave de transporte con una anchura interna de la cabina que permite instalar normalmente a los pasajeros en tres grupos axiales de asientos separados por dos pasillos (en la práctica esto representa no menos de 4,72 m (16,6 pi]. [Definición aceptada oficialmente por la OACI.]

OBS

avión de reacción "jumbo": expresión que tiene origen popular y se aplica a las aeronaves grandes de fuselaje ancho como el Boeing 747.

OBS

aeronave de fuselaje ancho; avión de fuselaje ancho; avión de reacción "jumbo": términos aceptados oficialmente por la Organización de Aviación Civil Internacional (OACI).

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Record 2 1996-01-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Racquet Sports
DEF

Tennis racquet in which the beam is wider or thicker, especially in the frame area, than what one would normally find in conventional racquets.

CONT

The new lighter, stronger materials led to the next design breakthrough, the introduction of the widebody Profile racquet by Wilson in 1987 ....

CONT

Some people have suggested there is a return from the widebody rackets to conventional widths (approximately 19 to 22 millimetres) ... it doesn't mean people are abandoning their widebodies ... you're seeing [people] who never really adjusted to widebodies, now purchasing the racquets they used to play with ... Widebodies with beams that once were as thick as 37 mm. are fast becoming obsolete.

CONT

[Racquet] delivers classic performance in a new widebody racquet that delivers pinpoint accuracy and superb touch.

OBS

The source GWORD (Words: médiascopie du vocabulaire anglais) gives: raquette à grand tamis, which is incorrect because the english word refers to the thickness of the frame profile, not to the size of the stringbed.

Key term(s)
  • wide body
  • wide body racket
  • wide body racquet
  • wide-body racket

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sports de raquette
OBS

à profil élargi : profil du cadre plus large que celui d'une raquette traditionnelle.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Deportes de raqueta
DEF

Raqueta de perfil muy ancho y aerodinámico.

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