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SEA LEGS [10 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2024-04-22
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- River and Sea Navigation
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- river cruise
1, record 1, English, river%20cruise
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
For those without sea legs, river cruises have the advantage of smooth trekking, shallow waters and the gift of land that's always in sight. Lastly, most river cruises offer inclusive value, meaning your Wi-Fi, water, alcohol and included excursions are covered in the price. However, ocean cruises tend to offer more upscale amenities, like fitness centers, multiple dining options and a variety of live entertainment. 1, record 1, English, - river%20cruise
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Navigation fluviale et maritime
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- croisière fluviale
1, record 1, French, croisi%C3%A8re%20fluviale
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le canal Seine-Nord Europe permettra de relier la Seine (via l'Oise) au réseau européen (l'Escaut). [...] Cette liaison prioritairement conçue pour accroître le trafic de marchandises présente des opportunités fortes également pour la croisière fluviale. D'une part, les bateaux pourront naviguer entre Paris et Amsterdam ou Bruges sur des croisières d'une à deux semaines; d'autre part, les compagnies pourront, en fonction de la commercialisation d'un bassin, acheminer un bateau plus facilement et à moindre coût. 1, record 1, French, - croisi%C3%A8re%20fluviale
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2017-10-31
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Oil Drilling
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- rig
1, record 2, English, rig
correct, noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- drilling rig 2, record 2, English, drilling%20rig
correct
- drilling unit 3, record 2, English, drilling%20unit
correct
- drill unit 4, record 2, English, drill%20unit
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An assembly of hole boring equipment used for drilling for oil or gas. 5, record 2, English, - rig
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The principal components of a rig are ... a derrick, the drawworks, with its drilling line, crown and traveling blocks, a drilling fluid circulation system, including standpipe, flexible hose, mud tanks and pumps. 5, record 2, English, - rig
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Before cable-tool drilling can begin, a rig must be set at the site. The rig includes a square open tower or derrick about 70 to 180 feet (20-25 meters) high and 20 to 28 feet (6-8.5 meters) square at the bottom. 6, record 2, English, - rig
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 3 CONT
The term "drilling unit" as used herein is intended to mean the complete structure of any mobile unit used for drilling purposes, whether afloat or supported by the sea bed and includes all components such as the drilling deck, deck houses, lower decks, barge hulls, caissons, footings, columns, lower hulls, legs, bottom pads or lower mats. 7, record 2, English, - rig
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 4 CONT
Types of Drilling Units: ... Self-elevating Drilling Units ...; Column Stabilized Drilling Units ...; Surface Type Drilling Units ...: (a) Ship Type Drilling Unit ...; (b) Barge Drilling Units ... 7, record 2, English, - rig
Record 2, Key term(s)
- drill rig
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Forage des puits de pétrole
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- appareil de forage
1, record 2, French, appareil%20de%20forage
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- appareil 2, record 2, French, appareil
correct, see observation, masculine noun
- engin de forage 3, record 2, French, engin%20de%20forage
correct
- installation de forage 4, record 2, French, installation%20de%20forage
correct, feminine noun
- rig de forage 5, record 2, French, rig%20de%20forage
masculine noun
- rig 5, record 2, French, rig
masculine noun
- sondeuse 6, record 2, French, sondeuse
feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Ensemble des installations de forage. 2, record 2, French, - appareil%20de%20forage
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
L'installation de forage est conçue pour permettre la manœuvre de la garniture de forage, pour le chargement des trépans, la rotation de la garniture et l'injection du fluide de forage. 7, record 2, French, - appareil%20de%20forage
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 CONT
L'appareil de forage a été placé sur une plate-forme ou sur un navire. 8, record 2, French, - appareil%20de%20forage
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
appareil : forme abrégée utilisée couramment par les foreurs pour désigner l'appareil de forage. 9, record 2, French, - appareil%20de%20forage
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Perforación de pozos petrolíferos
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- equipo de perforación
1, record 2, Spanish, equipo%20de%20perforaci%C3%B3n
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2016-02-29
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Oil Drilling
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- mobile drilling platform
1, record 3, English, mobile%20drilling%20platform
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- movable structure 2, record 3, English, movable%20structure
correct
- mobile platform 1, record 3, English, mobile%20platform
correct
- offshore mobile drilling unit 2, record 3, English, offshore%20mobile%20drilling%20unit
correct, see observation
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Mobile drilling platform. The underwater search has been made possible only by vast improvement in offshore technology... new types [of platform] stress characteristics of mobility and the capacity for work in [deep] water. The world's mobile platform fleet can be divided into four main groupings : self-elevating platform, submersibles, semisubmersibles, and floating drill ships. The most widely used mobile platform is the self-elevating, or jack-up unit. It is towed to location, where the legs are lowered to the sea floor, and the platform is jacked up above wave height. 1, record 3, English, - mobile%20drilling%20platform
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
for "offshore mobile drilling unit": offshore mobile drilling unit 2, record 3, English, - mobile%20drilling%20platform
Record 3, Key term(s)
- mobile drilling unit
- mobile unit
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Forage des puits de pétrole
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- infrastructure mobile
1, record 3, French, infrastructure%20mobile
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- support de forage mobile 2, record 3, French, support%20de%20forage%20mobile
correct, masculine noun
- unité mobile 2, record 3, French, unit%C3%A9%20mobile
feminine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Aussi pour exécuter [les forages d'exploration] qui ne durent que quelques mois chacun, utilise-t-on des infrastructures mobiles, que l'on déplace d'un site à un autre [...] À faible profondeur on utilise des «jack-up» ou plates-formes autoélévatrices à piles mobiles verticalement actionnées par vérins ou par crémaillères. En cours de déplacement le pont fait office de coque et flotte à la surface de l'eau, les piles étant relevées [...] Au-delà de [90 mètres d'eau], on utilise des engins de forage flottants, navires ou plates-formes semi-submersibles. 1, record 3, French, - infrastructure%20mobile
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2015-04-08
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Oil Drilling
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- mobile jack-up platform
1, record 4, English, mobile%20jack%2Dup%20platform
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
- mobile jack-up 2, record 4, English, mobile%20jack%2Dup
correct
- JU 3, record 4, English, JU
correct
- JU 3, record 4, English, JU
- jack-up barge 4, record 4, English, jack%2Dup%20barge
correct
- jack-up unit 5, record 4, English, jack%2Dup%20unit
correct
- jack-up drilling rig 6, record 4, English, jack%2Dup%20drilling%20rig
correct
- jack-up drilling unit 3, record 4, English, jack%2Dup%20drilling%20unit
correct, see observation
- jack-up rig 7, record 4, English, jack%2Dup%20rig
correct
- jackup rig 2, record 4, English, jackup%20rig
correct
- jack-up 3, record 4, English, jack%2Dup
correct, noun
- jack-up platform 1, record 4, English, jack%2Dup%20platform
correct
- self-elevating rig 3, record 4, English, self%2Delevating%20rig
correct
- self-elevating platform 3, record 4, English, self%2Delevating%20platform
correct
- self-elevating drilling unit 7, record 4, English, self%2Delevating%20drilling%20unit
correct
- offshore self-elevating drilling platform 5, record 4, English, offshore%20self%2Delevating%20drilling%20platform
correct
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An offshore drilling structure with tubular or derrick legs that support the deck and hull. 6, record 4, English, - mobile%20jack%2Dup%20platform
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[A] mobile jack-up platform... consists basically of a dumb barge which can raise itself out of the water on legs to well above storm wave height, and upon which is mounted a drilling rig. Some of the hulls are roughly triangular in plan and have three legs, but most are matchbox and have four or six legs... The jack-up barge is towed to location, the legs are dropped or jacked down to the sea bed, and then the hull is raised out of the water some 50 to 60 ft. 1, record 4, English, - mobile%20jack%2Dup%20platform
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 2 CONT
A jack-up rig is towed or propelled to the location with the legs up, and machinery is engaged to move the legs to the seafloor while the deck and hull ... remain above the water. Once the legs are firmly positioned on bottom, the deck height may be further adjusted and leveled. 6, record 4, English, - mobile%20jack%2Dup%20platform
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
When positioned over the drilling site, the bottoms of the legs [of the jack-up rig] rest on the seafloor. 6, record 4, English, - mobile%20jack%2Dup%20platform
Record 4, Key term(s)
- jackup drilling rig
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Forage des puits de pétrole
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- plate-forme de forage autoélévatrice
1, record 4, French, plate%2Dforme%20de%20forage%20auto%C3%A9l%C3%A9vatrice
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
- plate-forme autoélévatrice 2, record 4, French, plate%2Dforme%20auto%C3%A9l%C3%A9vatrice
correct, feminine noun
- installation de forage auto-élévatrice 3, record 4, French, installation%20de%20forage%20auto%2D%C3%A9l%C3%A9vatrice
correct, feminine noun
- installation auto-élévatrice 4, record 4, French, installation%20auto%2D%C3%A9l%C3%A9vatrice
correct, feminine noun
- autoélévatrice 5, record 4, French, auto%C3%A9l%C3%A9vatrice
feminine noun
- jack-up 2, record 4, French, jack%2Dup
masculine noun
- plateforme de forage autoélévatrice 6, record 4, French, plateforme%20de%20forage%20auto%C3%A9l%C3%A9vatrice
feminine noun
- plateforme autoélévatrice 6, record 4, French, plateforme%20auto%C3%A9l%C3%A9vatrice
feminine noun
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Unité de forage en mer constituée d'un ponton qui flotte pendant les déplacements et repose sur le fond en position de travail par l'intermédiaire de colonnes rétractables. 5, record 4, French, - plate%2Dforme%20de%20forage%20auto%C3%A9l%C3%A9vatrice
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La technique désormais classique pour les profondeurs d'eau relativement faibles repose sur l'utilisation de «jack-up», plates-formes autoélévatrices qui restent solidaires du fond pendant les travaux de forage. Celles-ci sont mises en position à la hauteur souhaitée, compte tenu de la houle, au-dessus des flots en prenant appui sur des piles mobiles par un système de vérins et de crémaillères. 2, record 4, French, - plate%2Dforme%20de%20forage%20auto%C3%A9l%C3%A9vatrice
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Pluriel : des plateformes, des plates-formes. 7, record 4, French, - plate%2Dforme%20de%20forage%20auto%C3%A9l%C3%A9vatrice
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 2 OBS
plateforme (sing.); plateformes (pl.) : Ces graphies, puisées des Rectifications de l'orthographe recommandées par le Conseil supérieur de la langue française, sont attestées dans le Petit Robert (2004). 6, record 4, French, - plate%2Dforme%20de%20forage%20auto%C3%A9l%C3%A9vatrice
Record 4, Key term(s)
- plate-forme de forage auto-élévatrice
- plate-forme auto-élévatrice
- installation de forage autoélévatrice
- installation autoélévatrice
- auto-élévatrice
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 2003-06-17
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Oil Drilling
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- pile
1, record 5, English, pile
correct, noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
- pin 1, record 5, English, pin
correct, noun
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A long, heavy steel pin driven into the sea bed to form a foundation for anchoring a steel platform or other structure to the sea bed. 1, record 5, English, - pile
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
With the structure in position, steel piles or pins are driven into the sea bed by a pile hammer, either alongside the legs or through their centres. When all the piles are firmly seated they are grouted and bolted to the jacket. 1, record 5, English, - pile
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Forage des puits de pétrole
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- pile
1, record 5, French, pile
correct, see observation, feminine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
- pieu 2, record 5, French, pieu
correct, masculine noun
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] la plate-forme [fixe] la plus utilisée est la plate-forme en acier du type treillis (ou jacket) à piles multiples battues dans le sol. Elle se compose de trois parties : une structure entretoisée, des piles guidées à l'intérieur des colonnes de la structure et soudées à cette structure par leur extrémité supérieure, un ou plusieurs ponts posés sur la structure. 1, record 5, French, - pile
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
pile : Ce terme semble entouré d'une certaine confusion car il sert à désigner 3 notions différentes : sorte de pieux enfoncés profondément dans le sol marin et servant d'ancrage pour les plates-formes de type treillis (anglais : «pile»), jambes des plates-formes autoélévatrices (anglais : «leg»), et colonnes qui supportent les plates-formes semi-submersibles (anglais : «column»). 3, record 5, French, - pile
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Perforación de pozos petrolíferos
Record 5, Main entry term, Spanish
- pilote
1, record 5, Spanish, pilote
masculine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 5, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 2003-06-02
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Oil Drilling
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- MODU/self-elevating
1, record 6, English, MODU%2Fself%2Delevating
correct
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A MODU with movable legs that is capable of raising its hull above the surface of the sea. 1, record 6, English, - MODU%2Fself%2Delevating
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
MODU/self-elevating: From the federal certification project (Marine Certification Regulations Section 2) to become effective after 1996. 2, record 6, English, - MODU%2Fself%2Delevating
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 2 OBS
MODU is the acronym for "Mobile Offshore Drilling Unit." 3, record 6, English, - MODU%2Fself%2Delevating
Record 6, Key term(s)
- Mobile Offshore Drilling Unit/self-elevating
- self-elevating MODU
- self-elevating Mobile Offshore Drilling Unit
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Forage des puits de pétrole
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- UMFM/auto-élévatrice
1, record 6, French, UMFM%2Fauto%2D%C3%A9l%C3%A9vatrice
correct, feminine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
UMFM comportant des pivots mobiles qui est capable d'élever sa coque au-dessus du niveau de la mer. 1, record 6, French, - UMFM%2Fauto%2D%C3%A9l%C3%A9vatrice
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
UMFM/auto-élévatrice : Extrait du projet de règlement fédéral (Règlement sur la délivrance des brevets et des certificats - Marine Article 2) qui entrera en vigueur après 1996. 2, record 6, French, - UMFM%2Fauto%2D%C3%A9l%C3%A9vatrice
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 2 OBS
UMFM est l'acronyme de «unité mobile de forage en mer». 3, record 6, French, - UMFM%2Fauto%2D%C3%A9l%C3%A9vatrice
Record 6, Key term(s)
- unité mobile de forage en mer/auto-élévatrice
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record 7 - internal organization data 2002-02-05
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- Foundation Engineering
- Erosion and Weathering (Geol.)
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- scouring
1, record 7, English, scouring
correct, noun
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
Record 7, Synonyms, English
- scour 2, record 7, English, scour
correct, noun
- underwashing 3, record 7, English, underwashing
noun
- undermining 4, record 7, English, undermining
noun
Record 7, Textual support, English
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Continuous localized erosion of the sediment beneath a submarine pipeline, or around the legs of a jack-up rig, or any structure resting on the sea bed, due to underwater currents. 5, record 7, English, - scouring
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Scouring can be minimized by reinforcing the bases with bags of sand or grout, but even so the phenomenon militates against the employment of bottoming structures in certain waters. 5, record 7, English, - scouring
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Technique des fondations
- Érosion et corrosion (Géologie)
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- affouillement
1, record 7, French, affouillement
correct, masculine noun, officially approved
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
Record 7, Synonyms, French
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Processus d'érosion du sol constituant le lit d'un cours d'eau qui s'approfondit en période de crue, notamment sous les piles de ponts. 2, record 7, French, - affouillement
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 2 DEF
Par extension, tout phénomène d'entraînement de sol fin sous les fondations d'un ouvrage, sous l'action des eaux souterraines ou superficielles. 2, record 7, French, - affouillement
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Lorsque la vitesse d'un fluide s'écoulant sur un matériau granulaire dépasse une certaine valeur, qui dépend du matériau, des particules de ce matériau sont arrachées et entraînées par l'écoulement. Elles sont, soit transportées en suspension, soit déposées sur le fond en un point où la vitesse devient inférieure à la valeur critique, permettant au matériau de se redéposer [...] La base d'une plate-forme du type «embase-poids» constitue précisément l'exemple d'objet non hydrodynamique qui engendre un écoulement turbulent et donne naissance à l'affouillement du fond. 3, record 7, French, - affouillement
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 OBS
affouillement : terme uniformisé par le Groupe de travail de terminologie du génie. 4, record 7, French, - affouillement
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Técnica de cimientos
- Erosión y corrosión (Geología)
Record 7, Main entry term, Spanish
- socavación
1, record 7, Spanish, socavaci%C3%B3n
feminine noun
Record 7, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 7, Synonyms, Spanish
- descalce 2, record 7, Spanish, descalce
masculine noun
- socavón 3, record 7, Spanish, socav%C3%B3n
masculine noun
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Acción erosiva - en particular, erosión local pronunciada - del agua en cauces, excavando y arrastrando materiales del lecho y las márgenes. 4, record 7, Spanish, - socavaci%C3%B3n
Record 8 - internal organization data 2001-07-25
Record 8, English
Record 8, Subject field(s)
- Oil Drilling
Record 8, Main entry term, English
- leg
1, record 8, English, leg
correct
Record 8, Abbreviations, English
Record 8, Synonyms, English
Record 8, Textual support, English
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[A] mobile jack-up platform... consists basically of a dumb barge which can raise itself out of the water on legs to well above storm wave height, and upon which is mounted a drilling rig. Some of the hulls are roughly triangular in plan and have three legs, but most are matchbox-shaped and have four or six legs... The jack-up barge is towed to location, the legs are dropped or jacked down to the sea bed, and then the hull is raised out of the water some 50 to 60 ft. 2, record 8, English, - leg
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Legs [of self-elevating drilling units] may be either cylindrical or square shell type or truss type (square or triangular). Shell type legs may be designed as either stiffened or unstiffened shells. 3, record 8, English, - leg
Record 8, French
Record 8, Domaine(s)
- Forage des puits de pétrole
Record 8, Main entry term, French
- pile
1, record 8, French, pile
correct, feminine noun
Record 8, Abbreviations, French
Record 8, Synonyms, French
- jambe 2, record 8, French, jambe
correct, feminine noun
- pied 3, record 8, French, pied
correct, masculine noun
Record 8, Textual support, French
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] la plupart des constructeurs se sont tournés vers la plate-forme mobile munie de trois ou quatre piles escamotables, suivant que le caisson flottant est triangulaire ou carré. Une fois remorqué sur les lieux de forage, l'engin descend ses «jambes» jusqu'à ce qu'elles reposent sur le fond, puis prend appui sur elles pour se hisser hors de l'eau et, à l'aide de vérins, monter la plate-forme hors d'atteinte des houles les plus fortes. 4, record 8, French, - pile
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Plate-forme auto-élévatrice constituée par un ponton reposant sur le fond de la mer par l'intermédiaire de pieds [...] rétractables permettant le remorquage du ponton [...] 5, record 8, French, - pile
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 3 CONT
Du forage sur terre, on est passé au forage dans des marécages ou des lagunes [...] puis au forage à des distances croissantes des côtes, par des fonds ne dépassant pas 50 m, limite d'utilisation des plates-formes reposant sur leurs jambes à hauteur réglable; [...] 4, record 8, French, - pile
Record 8, Spanish
Record 8, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Perforación de pozos petrolíferos
Record 8, Main entry term, Spanish
- pata
1, record 8, Spanish, pata
feminine noun
Record 8, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 8, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 8, Textual support, Spanish
Record 9 - internal organization data 2000-04-26
Record 9, English
Record 9, Subject field(s)
- Oil Drilling
- Geological Research and Exploration
Record 9, Main entry term, English
- offshore drilling
1, record 9, English, offshore%20drilling
correct
Record 9, Abbreviations, English
Record 9, Synonyms, English
- marine drilling 2, record 9, English, marine%20drilling
correct
- subsea drilling 3, record 9, English, subsea%20drilling
correct
- ocean drilling 4, record 9, English, ocean%20drilling
Record 9, Textual support, English
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The drilling for oil in the waters of a sea or large lake. Drilling units for offshore operations may be a mobile, floating vessel with a ship or barge hull, a semisubmersible or submersible base, a self-propelled or towed structure with jacking legs..., or a permanent structure that is used as a production platform when drilling is completed. 5, record 9, English, - offshore%20drilling
Record 9, Key term(s)
- sub-sea drilling
Record 9, French
Record 9, Domaine(s)
- Forage des puits de pétrole
- Recherches et prospections géologiques
Record 9, Main entry term, French
- forage en mer
1, record 9, French, forage%20en%20mer
correct, masculine noun
Record 9, Abbreviations, French
Record 9, Synonyms, French
- forage marin 2, record 9, French, forage%20marin
correct, masculine noun
- forage sous-marin 3, record 9, French, forage%20sous%2Dmarin
correct, masculine noun
- forage dit offshore 4, record 9, French, forage%20dit%20offshore
see observation, masculine noun
- forage offshore 5, record 9, French, forage%20offshore
see observation, masculine noun
- forage au large des côtes 6, record 9, French, forage%20au%20large%20des%20c%C3%B4tes
masculine noun
Record 9, Textual support, French
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Ensemble des techniques et des opérations de creusement et de mise en exploitation d'un puits d'hydrocarbures en mer. 7, record 9, French, - forage%20en%20mer
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les procédés de forage en mer diffèrent peu des techniques utilisées à terre, mais l'environnement marin exige un matériel spécialisé et entraîne des services particuliers. 8, record 9, French, - forage%20en%20mer
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Le forage en mer. Du forage sur terre, on est passé au forage dans des marécages ou des lagunes [...] puis au forage à des distances croissantes des côtes, par des fonds ne dépassant pas 50 m, limite d'utilisation des plates-formes reposant sur leurs jambes à hauteur réglable; enfin au forage à l'aide de navire de large permettant actuellement de travailler par des fonds de 200 m. 5, record 9, French, - forage%20en%20mer
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Le terme «offshore» est utilisé en français. Toutefois, on retrouve quantité de mises en garde et recommandations, dont les suivantes. 9, record 9, French, - forage%20en%20mer
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 2 OBS
offshore : Ce terme, peut en français, être remplacé avantageusement par l'une des expressions : marin, en mer, au large ou au-delà du rivage. Ainsi peut-on écrire : forage en mer, travaux en mer. 10, record 9, French, - forage%20en%20mer
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 3 OBS
offshore. Terme général, employé en français surtout dans l'industrie du pétrole. Définition : Qualifie des installations placées en mer, par exemple des puits de pétrole. Équivalent proposé : En mer. 11, record 9, French, - forage%20en%20mer
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 4 OBS
Les termes «marin» et «en mer» sont officiellement recommandés par le Gouvernement français. 9, record 9, French, - forage%20en%20mer
Record 9, Spanish
Record 9, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Perforación de pozos petrolíferos
- Investigaciones y prospecciones geológicas
Record 9, Main entry term, Spanish
- perforación en mar abierto
1, record 9, Spanish, perforaci%C3%B3n%20en%20mar%20abierto
feminine noun
Record 9, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 9, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 9, Textual support, Spanish
Record 10 - internal organization data 1980-07-31
Record 10, English
Record 10, Subject field(s)
- Crustaceans
Record 10, Main entry term, English
- Stenocionops furcata 1, record 10, English, Stenocionops%20furcata
Record 10, Abbreviations, English
Record 10, Synonyms, English
Record 10, Textual support, English
Record number: 10, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The Caribbean spider crab Stenocionops furcata attaches the small striped sea anemone Calliactis tricolor to its carapace and legs. 1, record 10, English, - Stenocionops%20furcata
Record 10, French
Record 10, Domaine(s)
- Crustacés
Record 10, Main entry term, French
- Stenocionops furcata 1, record 10, French, Stenocionops%20furcata
Record 10, Abbreviations, French
Record 10, Synonyms, French
Record 10, Textual support, French
Record number: 10, Textual support number: 1 CONT
L'Araignée de mer Stenocionops furcata qui vit aux Caraïbes habille sa carapace et ses pattes d'une petite anémone de mer rayée appelée Calliactis tricolor. 1, record 10, French, - Stenocionops%20furcata
Record 10, Spanish
Record 10, Textual support, Spanish
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