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MOTOR-DRIVEN VESSEL [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2022-03-07
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Types of Ships and Boats
- River and Sea Navigation
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- motor vessel
1, record 1, English, motor%20vessel
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
- MV 2, record 1, English, MV
correct
- M/V 3, record 1, English, M%2FV
correct
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- motor ship 2, record 1, English, motor%20ship
correct
- MS 2, record 1, English, MS
correct
- M/S 2, record 1, English, M%2FS
correct
- MS 2, record 1, English, MS
- motorship 4, record 1, English, motorship
correct
- motor-driven vessel 5, record 1, English, motor%2Ddriven%20vessel
correct
- MV 6, record 1, English, MV
correct
- MV 6, record 1, English, MV
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
A motor ship or motor vessel is a ship propelled by an internal combustion engine, usually a diesel engine. 2, record 1, English, - motor%20vessel
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Types de bateaux
- Navigation fluviale et maritime
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- navire à moteur
1, record 1, French, navire%20%C3%A0%20moteur
correct, masculine noun, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
- NM 2, record 1, French, NM
correct, masculine noun
- N/M 3, record 1, French, N%2FM
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- motorship 4, record 1, French, motorship
correct, masculine noun, officially approved
- MS 5, record 1, French, MS
correct, masculine noun
- MS 5, record 1, French, MS
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
navire à moteur; motorship : désignations uniformisées par le Comité de normalisation de la terminologie navale. 6, record 1, French, - navire%20%C3%A0%20moteur
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
motorship : mot anglais, accepté dans la langue française désignant un navire de commerce à moteur diesel. 4, record 1, French, - navire%20%C3%A0%20moteur
Record 1, Key term(s)
- motor ship
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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