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Alphabetical list of terms

Record 1 2011-09-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Air Safety
  • Signalling and Illumination (Air Transport)
  • Safety (Water Transport)
  • Signalling and Illumination (Water Transp.)
DEF

Statutory lights shown by aircraft and vessels during the hours between sunset and sunrise, in accordance with international agreements.

OBS

The lights which are laid down under the International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea which vessels must display when under way at sea at night. They include a white light on the mast(two lights if the vessel is over 150 feet in length with the second abaft of and higher than the first), red and green sidelights to port and starboard respectively, and a white stern light.

OBS

navigation light; position light: terms standardized by ISO.

OBS

navigation light; position light: terms officially approved by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sécurité (Transport aérien)
  • Signalisation (Transport aérien)
  • Sécurité (Transport par eau)
  • Signalisation (Transport par eau)
OBS

Feux réglementaires équipant un navire à la mer. Ils comprennent pour un navire standard, un feu de mât, un feu de poupe et deux feux de côtés.

OBS

feu de position; feu de navigation : termes uniformisés par le Comité d'uniformisation de la terminologie aéronautique (CUTA) - Opérations aériennes et par l'Organisation de l'aviation civile internationale (OACI).

OBS

feu de navigation; feu de position : termes normalisés par l'ISO.

OBS

feu de navigation; feu de route : termes uniformisés par le Comité de normalisation de la terminologie navale.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Seguridad (Transporte aéreo)
  • Señales e iluminación (Transporte aéreo)
  • Seguridad (Transporte por agua)
  • Señales e iluminación (Transporte por agua)
OBS

luz de navegación; luz de posición: términos aceptados oficialmente por la Organización de Aviación Civil Internacional (OACI)

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Record 2 2008-10-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • River and Sea Navigation
  • Maritime Law
CONT

... the flotilla departed Big Island, but returned when the starboard main engine of the lead tug, Miss Barbara, broke down.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Navigation fluviale et maritime
  • Droit maritime

Spanish

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Record 3 2003-10-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Launching and Space Maneuvering
  • Orbital Stations
DEF

port: The left-hand side of a [spaceship] looking forward.

CONT

Orientation is described using the terms "forward", "aft", "port", "starboard", "zenith", and "nadir". There is a diagram of the ISS [International Space Station] in the instructions that depicts these axes. [Generally, the Russian modules are aft, and the European modules are/will be forward; "nadir" and "zenith" are, of course, "down" and "up, "respectively. ]

OBS

port; P: term and abbreviation officially approved by the International Space Station official approval Group (ISSOAG).

Key term(s)
  • port-side

French

Domaine(s)
  • Lancement et manœuvres dans l'espace
  • Stations orbitales
CONT

La poutre et les panneaux solaires [sont] disposés en deux groupes Tribord S et Bâbord P [...]

OBS

bâbord; P : terme et abréviation uniformisés par le Groupe de travail de la terminologie de la Station spatiale internationale (GTTSSI).

Spanish

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Record 4 2003-10-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Launching and Space Maneuvering
  • Orbital Stations
DEF

The point on the celestial sphere directly below an observer and diametrically opposite the zenith.

CONT

Orientation is described using the terms "forward", "aft", "port", "starboard", "zenith", and "nadir". There is a diagram of the ISS [International Space Station] in the instructions that depicts these axes. [Generally, the Russian, modules are aft, and the European modules are/will be forward; "nadir" and "zenith"are, of course, "down" and "up, "respectively. ]

OBS

nadir: term officially approved by the International Space Station official approval Group (ISSOAG).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Lancement et manœuvres dans l'espace
  • Stations orbitales
DEF

Point de la sphère céleste situé sur la verticale de l'observateur, vers le centre de la Terre[,] le Nadir [étant] le point opposé au Zénith.

OBS

nadir : terme uniformisé par le Groupe de travail de la terminologie de la Station spatiale internationale (GTTSSI).

Spanish

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Record 5 2001-07-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Astronautics
  • Orbital Stations
DEF

The point directly overhead, as determined by the indefinite upward extension of a plumb line.

CONT

Orientation is described using the terms "forward", "aft", "port", "starboard", "zenith", and "nadir". There is a diagram of the ISS [International Space Station] in the instructions that depicts these axes. [Generally, the Russian modules are aft, and the European modules are/will be forward; "nadir" and "zenith" are, of course, "down" and "up, "respectively. ]

OBS

zenith: term officially approved by the International Space Station official approval Group (ISSOAG).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Astronautique
  • Stations orbitales
DEF

Point de la sphère céleste situé sur la verticale ascendante de l'observateur.

OBS

Point opposé à nadir. Le nadir étant le point de la sphère céleste situé sur la verticale de l'observateur, vers le centre de la Terre.

OBS

zénith : terme uniformisé par le Groupe de travail de la terminologie de la Station spatiale internationale (GTTSSI).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Astronáutica
  • Estaciones orbitales
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