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HAMMER-HEAD CRANE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2016-02-29
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Cranes (Hoisting and Lifting)
- Cranes (Construction Sites)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- hammerhead crane
1, record 1, English, hammerhead%20crane
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- hammer-head crane 2, record 1, English, hammer%2Dhead%20crane
correct
- cantilever crane 3, record 1, English, cantilever%20crane
correct, standardized
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A jib crane with a load-handling device suspended either from a rigidly secured cantilever (a jib) or from a crab travelling along the cantilever. 4, record 1, English, - hammerhead%20crane
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Hammerhead cranes. These cranes are very large tower cranes. ... They are generally provided with a load trolley and various supplementary lifting units such as auxiliary trolleys and independent jib cranes, which run along the slewing cantilever (boom) at the top of a square tower. 5, record 1, English, - hammerhead%20crane
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
cantilever crane: standardized by the British Standards Institution and ISO. 6, record 1, English, - hammerhead%20crane
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
cantilever crane: term and definition standardized by ISO. 6, record 1, English, - hammerhead%20crane
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Grues (Levage)
- Grues (Chantiers)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- grue-marteau
1, record 1, French, grue%2Dmarteau
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- grue à potence 2, record 1, French, grue%20%C3%A0%20potence
correct, feminine noun, standardized
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Grue sur pylône avec une flèche horizontale, sur laquelle se déplace le chariot porte-charge, et une contre-flèche plus courte supportant un contrepoids, qui équilibre la flèche et une partie de la charge. 3, record 1, French, - grue%2Dmarteau
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
grue à potence : terme normalisé par l'ISO. 4, record 1, French, - grue%2Dmarteau
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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