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dock leveler [2 records]

Record 1 2011-05-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Materials Handling
DEF

An adjustable-level platform used in the handling of goods or material to or from trucks, at a loading dock.

CONT

Bed heights of [highway] truck may range from 38 in. to 66 in. ... Some kind of leveling device will be required if lift trucks are used for loading and unloading the trucks. Three basic styles of leveling devices are: permanent adjustable boards, portable dock boards, and a truck leveler.

Key term(s)
  • dock leveler

French

Domaine(s)
  • Manutention
DEF

[...] dispositifs asservis, destinés à compenser la dénivellation pouvant exister entre la hauteur d'un quai et le plan de chargement d'un véhicule accosté et à assurer la liaison en continu entre ceux-ci.

OBS

Pluriel : des plateformes, des plates-formes.

OBS

plateforme (sing.); plateformes (pl.) : Ces graphies, puisées des Rectifications de l'orthographe recommandées par le Conseil supérieur de la langue française, sont attestées dans le Petit Robert (2004).

Key term(s)
  • plateforme de mise à quai

Spanish

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Record 2 1980-05-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Automated Materials Handling

French

Domaine(s)
  • Manutention automatique

Spanish

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