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MOTORBOATING [2 records]

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Record 1 2012-11-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Pleasure Boating and Yachting
OBS

speedboating: The act or sport of driving a speedboat.

OBS

speedboat: A motorboat designed principally for speed rather than for pleasure cruising.

OBS

powerboating: The sport of operating a motorboat in competition or for pleasure.

OBS

powerboat: A pleasure boat or fishing boat powered by an inboard or outboard engine; motorboat.

OBS

motorboating: The pastime of riding in a motorboat.

OBS

motorboat: A boat powered by a permanent or detachable motor or engine.

OBS

The three terms are not synonyms but they have a common French equivalent meaning "motorboat riding for sport or pleasure".

Key term(s)
  • speed boating
  • power boating
  • motor boating

French

Domaine(s)
  • Yachting et navigation de plaisance
DEF

Sport de la navigation sur de petites embarcations à moteur.

OBS

yachting : Le mot a vieilli. Le «yachting à moteur» a pris le nom de «motonautisme» et le «yachting à voile» a supprimé le mot «yachting».

OBS

Les premières courses eurent lieu en 1898 à Asnières et, dès 1903, les bateaux furent classés en racers (bateaux de course) et en cruisers (bateaux de croisière). À ces séries, on ajoute les runabouts, comprenant des bateaux de course soumis à certaines restrictions et confortablement équipés pour le tourisme. Mais, en compétition internationale, on distingue quatre types de séries, subdivisées selon la cylindrée du moteur, qui va de moins de 175 cm³ à plus de 7 000 cm³. Ce sont le hors-bord course, le hors-bord sport, l'en-bord course et l'en-bord sport. Il existe des compétitions de vitesse et des compétitions d'endurance (dont les Six Heures de Paris). Des vitesses supérieures à 500 km/h ont été enregistrées.

Key term(s)
  • yachting
  • yachting à moteur

Spanish

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Record 2 1976-06-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Telecommunications

French

Domaine(s)
  • Télécommunications
OBS

(P-C)

Spanish

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