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davit [2 records]

Record 1 2023-05-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Cranes (Hoisting and Lifting)
  • Shipbuilding Yards and Docks
DEF

A crane, often working in pairs and usually made of steel, used to lower things over the side of a ship, including launching a lifeboat over the side of a ship.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Grues (Levage)
  • Chantiers maritimes
DEF

Dispositif de levage utilisé sur les navires pour hisser, déborder, affaler une annexe, une ancre, une embarcation de sauvetage [...]

OBS

bossoir d'embarcation : terme uniformisé par le Comité de normalisation de la terminologie navale.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Grúas (Levantamiento de cargas)
  • Astilleros y dársenas
DEF

[...] grúa de a bordo que se puede girar hacia afuera de los costados y que se usa para izar y arriar los botes, por lo general vienen en pares.

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Record 2 - external organization data 2021-03-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Compartment – Nomenclature 4.0
  • Museums and Heritage (General)
OBS

davit: an item in the "Water Transportation Equipment" class of the "Distribution and Transportation Objects" category.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tiroir – Nomenclature 4.0
  • Muséologie et patrimoine (Généralités)
OBS

bossoir : objet de la classe «Équipement de transport maritime» de la catégorie «Objets de manutention et de transport».

Spanish

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