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PUSHING TUG [1 record]

Record 1 2001-02-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Types of Ships and Boats
  • River and Sea Navigation
DEF

A compact usually diesel-powered shallow-draft boat that is highly maneuverable by one-man controls and is equipped with squared bow and towing knees to enable it to push tows of barges on inland waterways.

OBS

pusher: Terminology officially approved by the Naval Terminology Standardization Committee.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Types de bateaux
  • Navigation fluviale et maritime
DEF

Nom donné au bâtiment construit pour assurer le poussage des barges ou transformé à cet effet.

CONT

Le poussage [...] consiste à former un convoi composé d'un pousseur de forme rectangulaire et de plusieurs barges, étroitement liées entre elles, généralement deux par deux.

OBS

pousseur : Terminologie officialisée par le Comité de normalisation de la terminologie navale.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Tipos de barcos
  • Navegación fluvial y marítima
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