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GRABBING CRANE [5 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2025-05-23
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Cranes (Hoisting and Lifting)
- Gantry and Travelling Cranes
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- grabbing crane
1, record 1, English, grabbing%20crane
correct, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- grab crane 2, record 1, English, grab%20crane
correct
- grab 3, record 1, English, grab
correct, noun
- clamshell crane 4, record 1, English, clamshell%20crane
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A crane with a grab as the load-handling device. 5, record 1, English, - grabbing%20crane
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
grabbing crane : term and definition standardized by ISO. 6, record 1, English, - grabbing%20crane
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Grues (Levage)
- Ponts roulants et portiques (Levage)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- appareil de levage à benne preneuse
1, record 1, French, appareil%20de%20levage%20%C3%A0%20benne%20preneuse
correct, masculine noun, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- grue à benne preneuse 2, record 1, French, grue%20%C3%A0%20benne%20preneuse
correct, feminine noun
- grue à benne 3, record 1, French, grue%20%C3%A0%20benne
correct, feminine noun
- grue à grappin 4, record 1, French, grue%20%C3%A0%20grappin
feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Appareil de levage à charge suspendue dont l'élément de préhension est une benne preneuse. 1, record 1, French, - appareil%20de%20levage%20%C3%A0%20benne%20preneuse
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
appareil de levage à benne preneuse : terme et définition normalisés par l'ISO. 5, record 1, French, - appareil%20de%20levage%20%C3%A0%20benne%20preneuse
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2016-02-29
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Cranes (Hoisting and Lifting)
- Cranes (Construction Sites)
- Cargo (Water Transport)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- kangaroo crane
1, record 2, English, kangaroo%20crane
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- kangaroo grabbing crane 2, record 2, English, kangaroo%20grabbing%20crane
correct, standardized
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A variety of crane specially developed for the bulk discharge of ... material [which] is deposited in a hopper in front of the gantry, from where it passes through a weighing machine onto a belt conveyor which discharges it through the rear of the gantry onto another conveyor. 1, record 2, English, - kangaroo%20crane
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Grabbing cranes feeding a conveyor system are usually mounted on a special base structure incorporating a hopper at the front into which the grab discharges directly; this type is called a "kangaroo" crane.... 3, record 2, English, - kangaroo%20crane
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
kangaroo grabbing crane : standardized by the British Standards Institution. 4, record 2, English, - kangaroo%20crane
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Grues (Levage)
- Grues (Chantiers)
- Cargaisons (Transport par eau)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- grue kangourou
1, record 2, French, grue%20kangourou
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- grue kangourou à benne preneuse 2, record 2, French, grue%20kangourou%20%C3%A0%20benne%20preneuse
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Grues kangourous. Ces grues à fléchette [travaillent] suivant le principe "kangourou" par variation rapide de la portée entre 34 et 6 m; (...) La benne prend dans les cales de navires de 80 000 t puis est vidée dans la trémie placée à l'avant du portique; chacune des trémies alimente par une petite bande transporteuse un grand transporteur longitudinal qui lui-même dessert les silos. 1, record 2, French, - grue%20kangourou
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
D'après TECHN, 1971, A5-I, 940, p. 4, la forme plurielle est "grues kangourou". 3, record 2, French, - grue%20kangourou
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2012-06-15
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Gantry and Travelling Cranes
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- overhead travelling grabbing crane
1, record 3, English, overhead%20travelling%20grabbing%20crane
correct, standardized
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A specially designed overhead travelling crane incorporating a grabbing device. 1, record 3, English, - overhead%20travelling%20grabbing%20crane
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
overhead travelling grabbing crane : term standardized by the British Standards Institution(BSI). 2, record 3, English, - overhead%20travelling%20grabbing%20crane
Record 3, Key term(s)
- overhead traveling grabbing crane
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Ponts roulants et portiques (Levage)
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- pont roulant à benne preneuse
1, record 3, French, pont%20roulant%20%C3%A0%20benne%20preneuse
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- pont roulant à benne 2, record 3, French, pont%20roulant%20%C3%A0%20benne
correct, masculine noun, standardized
- pont à benne preneuse 1, record 3, French, pont%20%C3%A0%20benne%20preneuse
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Pont roulant à benne preneuse. 1, record 3, French, - pont%20roulant%20%C3%A0%20benne%20preneuse
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Ponts à bennes preneuses. [...] Pour permettre au conducteur d'avoir une meilleure vue, la cabine est presque toujours suspendue au chariot. Le pont peut être bipoutre [ou] monopoutre. 1, record 3, French, - pont%20roulant%20%C3%A0%20benne%20preneuse
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 3 OBS
pont roulant à benne : terme normalisé par l'AFNOR. 3, record 3, French, - pont%20roulant%20%C3%A0%20benne%20preneuse
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2000-08-31
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Gantry and Travelling Cranes
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- electric overhead travelling crane with grab 1, record 4, English, electric%20overhead%20travelling%20crane%20with%20grab
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
See records "grabbing crane" and "electric overhead travelling crane. " 2, record 4, English, - electric%20overhead%20travelling%20crane%20with%20grab
Record 4, Key term(s)
- electric overhead traveling crane with grab
- E.O.T. crane with grab
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Ponts roulants et portiques (Levage)
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- pont roulant électrique à benne preneuse
1, record 4, French, pont%20roulant%20%C3%A9lectrique%20%C3%A0%20benne%20preneuse
masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
- pont roulant électrique à grappin preneur 1, record 4, French, pont%20roulant%20%C3%A9lectrique%20%C3%A0%20grappin%20preneur
masculine noun
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Voir les fiches «grue à benne preneuse» et «pont roulant électrique». 2, record 4, French, - pont%20roulant%20%C3%A9lectrique%20%C3%A0%20benne%20preneuse
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 1987-12-31
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Gantry and Travelling Cranes
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- hinged horizontal boom
1, record 5, English, hinged%20horizontal%20boom
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
- hinged boom 2, record 5, English, hinged%20boom
correct
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Transporter grabbing crane/unloader : A rail-mounted crane normally designed for high-capacity bulk unloading of ships, normally containing a hopper or hoppers and supporting a hinged horizontal boom which may be raised. 1, record 5, English, - hinged%20horizontal%20boom
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Ponts roulants et portiques (Levage)
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- avant-bec relevable
1, record 5, French, avant%2Dbec%20relevable
correct, masculine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
(...) les portiques (...) peuvent comporter aux extrémités un prolongement en porte à faux, ou "avant-bec", relevable ou non, pour en augmenter la portée (...) 2, record 5, French, - avant%2Dbec%20relevable
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
avant-bec: Pointe prolongeant un portique, pour faciliter le chargement ou le déchargement d'un navire à quai. 2, record 5, French, - avant%2Dbec%20relevable
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
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