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Alphabetical list of terms

Record 1 2023-05-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Outfitting of Ships
  • Ship and Boat Parts
DEF

A spar that is fixed on the deck or in the keel of a ship and that stands more or less vertically above the deck in order to support the sails, either directly or by means of horizontal spars.

CONT

The mast consists of three separate pieces: a mast tip, the mast itself, and a mast base onto which the sail is slipped.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Armement et gréement
  • Parties des bateaux
DEF

Espar planté sur le pont ou dans la quille d'un navire, qui se dresse plus ou moins verticalement au-dessus du pont et qui est destiné à porter la voilure, directement ou au moyen des espars horizontaux.

CONT

Le mât est un tube d'alliage léger ou de stratifié de polyester. Garni d'une tête de mât et d'un pied de mât, il sera introduit dans le fourreau de la voile.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Equipo y aparejos (Transporte por agua)
  • Partes de los barcos
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Record 2 2010-05-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Telecommunications Facilities
  • Weather Stations and Meteorological Instruments and Equipment
DEF

Structure which may be of a considerable height (e.g. television tower) on which sensors are mounted, enabling the ambient atmospheric elements to be monitored.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Installations de télécommunications
  • Stations, instruments et équipements météorologiques
DEF

Structure de hauteur importante (p. ex. tour de télévision) sur laquelle sont montés des capteurs qui permettent la surveillance des éléments météorologiques dans l'air ambiant.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Instalaciones de telecomunicaciones
  • Estaciones, instrumentos y equipos meteorológicos
DEF

Estructura de altura considerable, del tipo de una torre de televisión, sobre la cual se han montado sensores meteorológicos para observar el comportamiento de las variables atmosféricas en las capas bajas de la atmósfera.

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