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OCEAN TERMINAL [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1997-07-03
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Ports
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- marine terminal
1, record 1, English, marine%20terminal
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- marine cargo terminal 2, record 1, English, marine%20cargo%20terminal
correct
- port terminal 3, record 1, English, port%20terminal
correct
- ship terminal 4, record 1, English, ship%20terminal
- ocean terminal 2, record 1, English, ocean%20terminal
correct, see observation
- ocean cargo terminal 2, record 1, English, ocean%20cargo%20terminal
correct, see observation
- harbour terminal 5, record 1, English, harbour%20terminal
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[For marine terminal] That part of a port or harbor with facilities for docking, cargo-handling, and storage. 6, record 1, English, - marine%20terminal
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 DEF
[For port terminal] A facility on the waterfront designed to berth ships, handle cargo, and provide services such as transshipment inland, storage, or delivery of goods ashore. 7, record 1, English, - marine%20terminal
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Role of the marine terminal. The ocean cargo terminal is important to the shipper of goods because it is the point of interchange for cargo being moved over a combination of land and sea transportation routes. 2, record 1, English, - marine%20terminal
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The term "ocean (cargo) terminal" is a specific. 8, record 1, English, - marine%20terminal
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Ports
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- terminal
1, record 1, French, terminal
correct, see observation, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- terminal portuaire 2, record 1, French, terminal%20portuaire
correct, masculine noun, officially approved
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Équipement portuaire permettant le chargement d'un type de marchandises déterminé. 1, record 1, French, - terminal
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Terme tiré du Dictionnaire des sciences de l'océan, publié par le CILF en 1986. 3, record 1, French, - terminal
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Le terme français a un sens plus restreint que ses contreparties anglaises, car il est généralement suivi d'un nom de produit (exemples : terminal pétrolier, terminal céréalier). 3, record 1, French, - terminal
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
Un terminal peut être fluvial, maritime ou océanique. 3, record 1, French, - terminal
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 4 OBS
terminal portuaire : terme uniformisé par le Groupe de travail de terminologie du soutien au combat. 4, record 1, French, - terminal
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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