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Record 1 - internal organization data 2005-06-14
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Trucks and Dollies (Materials Handling)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- retractable fork truck
1, record 1, English, retractable%20fork%20truck
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- truck with retractable forks 1, record 1, English, truck%20with%20retractable%20forks
correct
- industrial truck with retractable forks 1, record 1, English, industrial%20truck%20with%20retractable%20forks
correct
- reach truck 2, record 1, English, reach%20truck
correct, standardized
- fork lift reach truck 3, record 1, English, fork%20lift%20reach%20truck
- traversing mast stacker 4, record 1, English, traversing%20mast%20stacker
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Trucks with retractable forks. This type of powered industrial truck has both outboard and inboard features. Loads are picked up and placed outboard but are carried inboard for greater stability. ... Mechanisms for extending and retracting the forks are varied. In one type both the fork and mast move inboard or outboard on tracks that are fastened to the chassis of the truck. In another the forks are moved in and out on pantographs. 1, record 1, English, - retractable%20fork%20truck
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Reach truck. A fork truck ... which has forward mounted load wheels enabling the fork carriage to move horizontally within the wheelbase, so that the forks can extend forward (or reach) for picking up or depositing the load. 5, record 1, English, - retractable%20fork%20truck
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
reach truck: term standardized by the British Standards Institute. 6, record 1, English, - retractable%20fork%20truck
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Chariots de manutention
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- chariot élévateur rétractable
1, record 1, French, chariot%20%C3%A9l%C3%A9vateur%20r%C3%A9tractable
correct, see observation, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- chariot rétractable 2, record 1, French, chariot%20r%C3%A9tractable
correct, see observation, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Par construction, le chariot élévateur rétractable est un appareil d'intérieur destiné aux magasins et entrepôts. [...] il permet d'utiliser au maximum : la surface au sol en réduisant considérablement la largeur des allées de gerbage, le volume des magasins en conservant même à très grandes hauteurs des capacités résiduelles très importantes. 1, record 1, French, - chariot%20%C3%A9l%C3%A9vateur%20r%C3%A9tractable
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Le chariot élévateur rétractable [...] Pour réaliser ce type de chariot élévateur, les constructeurs ont développé essentiellement trois techniques : A) le chariot élévateur à fourche rétractable; B) le chariot élévateur à tablier rétractable; C) le chariot élévateur à portique rétractable. 1, record 1, French, - chariot%20%C3%A9l%C3%A9vateur%20r%C3%A9tractable
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
On écrirait mieux «charriot». 3, record 1, French, - chariot%20%C3%A9l%C3%A9vateur%20r%C3%A9tractable
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
charriot : Cette graphie, puisée des Rectifications de l'orthographe recommandées par le Conseil supérieur de la langue française, est attestée dans le Petit Robert (2004). 4, record 1, French, - chariot%20%C3%A9l%C3%A9vateur%20r%C3%A9tractable
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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