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FLOATING PLATFORM [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2006-03-06
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Civil Engineering
- Oil Drilling
- Airfields
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- floating platform
1, record 1, English, floating%20platform
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Floating platforms are held on location by conventional anchors or by an automatically controlled propulsion system and have ... the advantage of being suitable for drilling even in thousands of feet of water. 2, record 1, English, - floating%20platform
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Huge floating platforms could be used as aircraft carriers, airports, or simply as additional land in overcrowded coastal cities. 3, record 1, English, - floating%20platform
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Génie civil
- Forage des puits de pétrole
- Aérodromes
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- plate-forme flottante
1, record 1, French, plate%2Dforme%20flottante
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[Plate-forme] constituée par un ponton muni de flotteurs verticaux et horizontaux [...] coulée sur le fond de la mer [ou] maintenue en semi-flottation [par] un système complexe d'ancrage. 2, record 1, French, - plate%2Dforme%20flottante
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le retour de boue jusqu'en surface est assuré par un tube goulotte (ou «riser») [...] composé d'un raccord flexible au pied et d'un raccord coulissant au sommet pour tolérer tous les mouvements divers de la plate-forme flottante. 3, record 1, French, - plate%2Dforme%20flottante
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Pluriel : des plateformes, des plates-formes. 4, record 1, French, - plate%2Dforme%20flottante
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 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). 5, record 1, French, - plate%2Dforme%20flottante
Record 1, Key term(s)
- plateforme flottante
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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