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Record 1 2009-02-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Marine and River Navigation Aids
CONT

In many instances beacons are tall masonry structures built on headlands for recognition purposes. All beacons have some distinguishing mark: those on land are generally painted some distinctive color; while those on sandbanks, and so on, are surmounted by a topmark (globe, diamond, triangle, and so on). Sandbank beacons are very often steel masts sunk into sand.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Aides à la navigation fluviale et maritime
DEF

Marque fixe ou flottante, en bois ou en métal, édifiée à terre ou sur des rochers en mer pour servir d'aide à la navigation et de repère.

OBS

Ces marques sont des tourelles, perches, échafaudages, surmontés d'un signal ou voyant. Les balises s'identifient par leur couleur, leur forme, le contour de leur voyant : cône, deux cônes accolés par la base ou le sommet, cylindre, croix, sphère, [...]

OBS

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

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Ayuda a la navegación marítima y fluvial
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