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GASOLINE MOTOR OIL [3 records]

Record 1 2016-05-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Types of Ships and Boats
  • River and Sea Navigation
CONT

The petroleum products produced by the crude oil refinery and carried in bulk by sea can be considered to fall within one of two general categories - they are either "white" oils or "black" oils, and are shipped in "clean" tankers and "dirty" tankers respectively.

OBS

White or clean oils are the lighter distilled fractions of the crude oil barrel and include such grades as motor gasoline... and the majority of gas oils...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Types de bateaux
  • Navigation fluviale et maritime
CONT

Selon la revue "Zosen", les commandes étrangères reçues par les chantiers japonais (...) ont porté sur trente-cinq navires, (...) dont vingt-deux pétroliers (...) cinq transporteurs de vrac (...) deux transporteurs de produits blancs (...)

OBS

produits blancs : Ce sont des raffinats légers, tels que l'essence et le kérosène, par opposition aux produits noirs plus lourds.

OBS

Cette justification complémentaire provient d'une source traduite.

Spanish

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Record 2 2005-11-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Garages and Service Stations
DEF

A place providing maintenance service, parts, supplies, etc. for mechanical or electrical equipment... and selling gasoline and oil, for motor vehicles; gas station.

DEF

... any premises at which flammable or combustible liquids are put into the fuel tanks of vehicles and includes marine service stations and self-service outlets.

OBS

See "gas bar".

OBS

service station and gas station: terms used by Parks Canada.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Garages et stations-service
DEF

Poste de distribution d'essence où sont également assurés les services d'entretien courant des véhicules automobiles (vidange, graissage, gonflage et remplacement des pneumatiques, etc.).

OBS

[...] comprend les stations-service marines et les postes de distribution libre-service.

OBS

Voir aussi «débit d'essence».

OBS

essencerie : sénégalisme.

OBS

Pluriel : des stations-service.

OBS

station-service : terme et définition normalisés par l'OLF.

OBS

station-service : terme en usage à Parcs Canada.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Garajes y gasolineras
DEF

Conjunto de instalaciones en las que puede avituallarse el automovilista en gasolina, aceite, agua destilada, líquido para frenos y otros suministros; también en algunas de ellas se lavan y engrasan los vehículos e incluso se efectúan reparaciones.

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Record 3 2001-07-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Compressed and Liquefied Gas (Petroleum)
CONT

Includes crude oil product supplies, natural gas liquids, liquefied refinery gas, other liquids, and all finished petroleum products except motor gasoline, jet fuel, distillate, and residual fuel oil.

OBS

Compare with the generic term "liquefied petroleum gas."

French

Domaine(s)
  • Gaz de pétrole comprimés et liquéfiés
OBS

Type de gaz de pétrole liquéfié.

OBS

Voir aussi «gaz de pétrole liquéfié».

Spanish

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