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dead water [4 records]

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Record 1 2021-09-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • River and Sea Navigation
  • Ship Piloting
  • Maneuvering of Ships
  • Special-Language Phraseology
OBS

Of a ship: motionless, unable to move; completely without power or means of forward motion.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Navigation fluviale et maritime
  • Pilotage des navires
  • Manœuvre des navires
  • Phraséologie des langues de spécialité
DEF

Se dit d'un navire immobile à la surface de la mer.

OBS

sans erre : désignation uniformisée par le Comité de normalisation de la terminologie navale.

Spanish

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Record 2 2015-12-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Hydrology and Hydrography
  • Aquaculture
DEF

A body of surface water through which there is little or no flow and in which adverse quality changes may take place over a long period of time.

CONT

Slackwater is formed when water in creeks, streams, and rivers backs up into low terrain, creating a temporary ponding condition.

OBS

stagnant water: term and definition standardized by ISO.

Key term(s)
  • nonflowing water
  • deadwater

French

Domaine(s)
  • Hydrologie et hydrographie
  • Aquaculture
DEF

Masse d'eau de surface au sein de laquelle il y a peu ou pas de courant et dans laquelle des changements de qualité défavorables peuvent survenir après une longue période de temps.

OBS

eau stagnante : terme et définition normalisés par l'ISO.

OBS

eau stagnante; eau morte; eau dormante; eau tranquille : termes habituellement utilisés au pluriel.

Key term(s)
  • eaux stagnantes
  • eaux dormantes
  • eaux mortes
  • eaux tranquilles

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Hidrología e hidrografía
  • Acuicultura
DEF

Cuerpo de agua superficial a través del cual hay poco o ningún flujo y en el que pueden tener lugar cambios de calidad desfavorables después de un largo período de tiempo.

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Record 3 2011-09-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Hydrology and Hydrography
  • Speleology
DEF

In a stream, water that is or appears to be standing or still.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Hydrologie et hydrographie
  • Spéléologie
DEF

Dans les cavités souterraines, [...] eau qui ne circule pas.

Spanish

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Record 4 1996-01-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Maneuvering of Ships
  • Oceanography
DEF

The mass of eddying water associated with formation of internal waves near the keel of a ship.

OBS

[It] forms under a ship of low propulsive power when it negotiates water which has a thin layer of fresher water over a deeper layer of more saline water.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Manœuvre des navires
  • Océanographie
DEF

Phénomène provoqué par la superposition de deux masses d'eau de salinité différente, se traduisant par la formation d'ondes internes qui peuvent ralentir fortement la marche d'un petit navire.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Maniobras de los buques
  • Oceanografía
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