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FREE TRUCK [5 records]

Record 1 2014-08-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Foreign Trade
  • Customs and Excise
CONT

Instead of ruining our economy as predicted by naysayers, free trade has created a trading bonanza, with most cross-border goods shipped by truck.

Key term(s)
  • trans-border goods
  • trans-border products

French

Domaine(s)
  • Commerce extérieur
  • Douanes et accise
CONT

Le trafic des marchandises conteneurisées et d'autres types de marchandises entre le Canada et les É.-U. a augmenté régulièrement au cours des dernières années. Toutes les marchandises transfrontalières ont été acheminées à des taux hors-conférence, même si elles étaient transportées par des exploitants membres d'une conférence.

OBS

L'adjectif «transfrontalier» est à privilégier. Le mot «transfrontière» ne figure pas dans les dictionnaires, sauf rare exception, mais il est attesté dans les documents de l'OMC [Organisation mondiale du commerce] et les accords de libre-échange du Canada.

Key term(s)
  • biens transfrontière
  • produits transfrontière

Spanish

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Record 2 2012-07-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Outfitting of Ships
  • Marine and River Navigation Aids
  • Pleasure Boating and Yachting
DEF

A small piece of bunting or a thin piece of sheet metal carried at the truck, free to rotate on a spindle... It indicates the direction of the wind.

OBS

fly, wind indicator: terms also used in sailing.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Armement et gréement
  • Aides à la navigation fluviale et maritime
  • Yachting et navigation de plaisance
DEF

Appareil pivotant qui, en tête de mât, indique le vent apparent.

OBS

girouette : terme employé aussi à la voile.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Equipo y aparejos (Transporte por agua)
  • Ayuda a la navegación marítima y fluvial
  • Vela y navegación de placer
DEF

Dispositivo utilizado para indicar la dirección desde la que sopla el viento.

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Record 3 2008-05-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Trucks and Dollies (Materials Handling)
DEF

... the height to which the forks can lift without elevating the mast.

CONT

[Fork Truck Construction.] An important operational aspect of mast assemblies is freelift. Freelift is defined as the vertical distance forks can raise above the floor before the mast begins to extend from its collapsed height.

CONT

[Lift trucks. ] "Free lift" is the amount of movement the carriage can make before the cylinder yoke starts lifting the mast. A standard upright usually has just enough free lift to raise the load off the floor so the truck can go through a doorway without the top of the mast striking the door.

OBS

The amount of freelift available is dependent on the mast and truck design. Freelift may range from only a few inches on some models to over 60 in. (1500 mm) on the man-up turret truck. Most manufacturers offer trucks with either standard or "high" freelift available.

OBS

free lift: term standardized by ISO.

OBS

See also "low freelift," and "high freelift."

French

Domaine(s)
  • Chariots de manutention
CONT

On appelle levée libre l'élévation maximale de la fourche, qui peut être obtenue sans augmentation de la hauteur hors tout du chariot. [...] L'avantage de la levée libre est d'avoir la même hauteur hors tout de l'appareil à vide et avec une charge, ce qui est important pour le passage sous les obstacles bas (portes, points bas de tuyauterie ou de plafond).

CONT

La plupart des chariots à levée télescopique ou triple disposent d'une course de levée libre correspondant à une élévation de la fourche sans augmentation de la hauteur totale du chariot, c'est-à-dire sans déploiement des montants mobiles.

OBS

levée libre : terme normalisé par l'ISO.

Spanish

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Record 4 2001-02-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Aeronautical Engineering and Maintenance
  • Stationary Airport Facilities
CONT

Basic system operation and performance allow for the processing of contaminated JP-5 fuel that consists of any combination of particulates, water, and aviation fuel. Contaminated fuel is loaded into the process tank via a defueler truck used to collect the segregated JP-5 from squadron hazardous waste storage sites. The fuel is circulated at 15 gpm through the system until it is determined to be visually clean via a sampling port. A gravity drain valve allows for the discharge of wastewater stripped from the fuel during circulation. Depending on the level of particulate contamination, the fuel may be considered clean(less than 2mg/1 particulates, less than 5ppm free water) after one pass through the system or several. A sample of the fuel is then sent to the laboratory for further testing, especially with respect to the flash point. The system can only remove water and particulates.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Aérotechnique et maintenance
  • Installations fixes d'aéroport

Spanish

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Record 5 1986-09-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Rolling and Suspension Components (Railroad)
  • Transport of Goods
DEF

The space provided between body and truck side bearings to permit free curvature of trucks.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Roulement et suspension (Chemins de fer)
  • Transport de marchandises
DEF

Espace prévu entre la caisse et les glissoirs du bogie pour permettre l'engagement de celui-ci dans les courbes.

Spanish

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