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INCLINE TROLLEY TYPE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2005-08-25
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Locks (Canals)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- truck type inclined plane
1, record 1, English, truck%20type%20inclined%20plane
proposal
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- inclined plane of the truck type 1, record 1, English, inclined%20plane%20of%20the%20truck%20type
proposal
- trolley type incline 1, record 1, English, trolley%20type%20incline
proposal
- incline of the trolley type 1, record 1, English, incline%20of%20the%20trolley%20type
proposal
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Inclined planes. In the 18th century, inclined planes were constructed to transport small boats on trucks between adjacent pounds, using animal power and gravity and, later, steam. 2, record 1, English, - truck%20type%20inclined%20plane
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Inclined planes ... In this system the boats are pulled out of the water and moved on trucks on an inclined plane to either the upper or lower level of the canal. 3, record 1, English, - truck%20type%20inclined%20plane
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
Flights of locks may be replaced by inclines ... Inclines consist of rails carrying a trolley with the boat in the dry, or a tank with a boat afloat, from one level to the next. 4, record 1, English, - truck%20type%20inclined%20plane
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Écluses
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- plan incliné à chariot
1, record 1, French, plan%20inclin%C3%A9%20%C3%A0%20chariot
correct, see observation, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
L'ascenseur [à bateau] fait partie de la classe des élévateurs [à bateau,] dans laquelle on peut classer en outre les plans inclinés à chariot [...], les plans inclinés à sas, les pentes d'eau, etc. 1, record 1, French, - plan%20inclin%C3%A9%20%C3%A0%20chariot
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
élévateur : Terme générique pour désigner plusieurs procédés autres que l'écluse, permettant le franchissement des grandes chutes par des bateaux. Parmi ces procédés, on peut citer : les plans inclinés sur lesquels le bateau se déplace à sec sur un chariot monté sur rail [...]; les plans inclinés proprement dits sur lesquels le bateau se déplace à flot dans un sas muni de portes frontales; [...] 1, record 1, French, - plan%20inclin%C3%A9%20%C3%A0%20chariot
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
On écrirait mieux «charriot». 2, record 1, French, - plan%20inclin%C3%A9%20%C3%A0%20chariot
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
charriot : Cette graphie, puisée des Rectifications de l'orthographe recommandées par le Conseil supérieur de la langue française, est attestée dans le Petit Robert (2004). 3, record 1, French, - plan%20inclin%C3%A9%20%C3%A0%20chariot
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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