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SNAGLINE MINE [1 record]

Record 1 2002-03-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Demolition (Military)
  • Naval Mines
DEF

A contact mine with a buoyant line attached to one of the horns or switches which may be caught and pulled by the hull or propellers of a ship.

OBS

snagline mine: term and definition standardized by NATO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Destruction (Militaire)
  • Mines marines
DEF

Mine à contact dont l'une des cornes ou l'un des interrupteurs est relié à une ligne flottante qui peut être accrochée et tirée par la coque ou les hélices d'un bâtiment.

OBS

mine à ligne flottante : terme et définition normalisés par l'OTAN.

OBS

mine à ligne flottante : terme uniformisé par le Groupe de travail de terminologie des Munitions.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Destrucción (Militar)
  • Minas marinas
DEF

Mina de contacto con una unión flotante a una boya fijada a uno de sus salientes o interruptores que se puede enredar o ser arrastrada por el casco o las hélices de un barco.

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