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ENGIN LEVAGE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1987-12-31
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Hoisting and Lifting
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- lifting appliance
1, record 1, English, lifting%20appliance
correct, specific
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Lifting Appliance. Devices used for lifting include wedges, levers, pulleys, jacks, thrustors, windlasses, capstans and cranes. The term lifting appliance generally includes neither lifts nor escalators .... 1, record 1, English, - lifting%20appliance
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The English concept does not include platform elevators and industrial trucks, which are both mentioned in the first French supporting text. 2, record 1, English, - lifting%20appliance
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Levage
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- appareil de levage
1, record 1, French, appareil%20de%20levage
correct, masculine noun, generic
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- engin de levage 2, record 1, French, engin%20de%20levage
correct, masculine noun, generic
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
tout appareil ou engin susceptible de lever ou de descendre des charges, matières, objets ou matériaux. (...) Ces appareils ou engins comprennent, notamment, les grues, les ponts roulants, les portiques, les treuils, les palans, les vérins, les monte-charge, les ascenseurs, les élévateurs, les chariots-élévateurs et les gerbeurs. 3, record 1, French, - appareil%20de%20levage
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La réglementation [émanant du Ministère du Travail] divise les appareils de levage en deux catégories: les ascenseurs et monte-charge, les appareils de levage autres que les ascenseurs et monte-charges. 4, record 1, French, - appareil%20de%20levage
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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