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DOBLE CASCO [2 records]

Record 1 2017-11-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Ship and Boat Parts
  • Safety (Water Transport)
DEF

A ship hull design and construction method where the bottom and sides of the ship have two complete layers of watertight hull surface ...

CONT

The space between the two hulls is sometimes used for storage of fuel or ballast water. Double hulls are a more extensive safety measure than double bottoms, which have two hull layers only in the bottom of the ship but not the sides.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Parties des bateaux
  • Sécurité (Transport par eau)
OBS

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

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Partes de los barcos
  • Seguridad (Transporte por agua)
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Record 2 2017-08-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Shipbuilding
  • Types of Ships and Boats
  • Safety (Water Transport)
CONT

In a double-hulled ship, the sides and bottom consist of two layers separated by a space sufficient to reduce the chance that an incident breaching one layer will breach the other.

CONT

A double-hulled tanker refers to an oil tanker which has a double hull.

PHR

double-hulled canoe, double-hulled ship, double-hulled tanker, double-hulled vessel

PHR

twin-hulled canoe, twin-hulled ship, twin-hulled tanker, twin-hulled vessel

French

Domaine(s)
  • Constructions navales
  • Types de bateaux
  • Sécurité (Transport par eau)
CONT

Un catamaran est un bateau à deux coques parallèles reliées entre elles.

PHR

bateau à double coque, navire à double coque, pétroliers à double coque, système à double coque

PHR

bateau à deux coques, navire à deux coques, pétroliers à deux coques, système à deux coques

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Construcción naval
  • Tipos de barcos
  • Seguridad (Transporte por agua)
PHR

barco de doble casco, buque de doble casco, catamarán de doble casco, embarcación de doble casco, petrolero de doble casco

PHR

barco de dos cascos, buque de dos cascos, catamarán de dos cascos, embarcación de dos cascos, petrolero de dos cascos

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