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Record 1 1996-01-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Protection of Property
  • Naval Forces
DEF

The condition of being put into protective storage or relegated to a reserve, standby, or caretaker status.

CONT

The warships in mothballs at the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sécurité des biens
  • Forces navales
DEF

Situation d'un navire de guerre inemployé, mais conservé en état et simplement confié à des gardiens. (Après la Seconde Guerre mondiale, de nombreux navires furent mis en gardiennage par les Etats-Unis et la Grande-Bretagne.)

OBS

Un des procédés utilisés, lors du gardiennage, est la "mise sous cocon", ou "coconisation".

Spanish

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