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Record 1 2025-05-28

English

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

The trade-weighted average tariff provides a projection of the total amount of duties saved that would occur if all tariffs on items in the product coverage scenarios were reduced to zero.

OBS

trade-weighted average tariff; trade weighted average tariff: designations usually used in the plural.

Key term(s)
  • trade-weighted average tariffs
  • trade weighted average tariffs

French

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

Les droits de douane moyens pondérés en fonction des échanges fournissent une estimation du montant total des droits de douane qui seraient évités si les droits de douane imposés sur les produits des numéros tarifaires visés par les différents scénarios de couverture des produits étaient réduits à zéro.

OBS

droit de douane moyen pondéré en fonction des échanges; droit moyen pondéré en fonction des échanges : désignations habituellement utilisées au pluriel.

Key term(s)
  • droits de douane moyens pondérés en fonction des échanges
  • droits moyens pondérés en fonction des échanges

Spanish

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Record 2 2024-09-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Types of Ships and Boats
  • Special Water Transport
  • Maneuvering of Ships
  • River and Sea Navigation
DEF

A comparatively small vessel with powerful engines and constructed in such a way as to be able to manoeuvre easily for towage and/or to assist in salvage operations at sea.

CONT

Tugboats are needed to pull or push large ships in confined waters such as in a harbor area and docks, and they are also needed to tow large ships on long ocean voyages.... They are capable of firefighting and salvage duties and may carry large capacity pumps for these purposes. One important design characteristic of a tugboat is its hull form and propulsion system are designed both for a given free running speed and a high thrust at zero speed. Furthermore, its upper deck layout is dictated by the need to get close into a variety of vessels and by the need to keep the towing point above the longitudinal center of lateral pressure so that a lateral pull has a minimum effect on maneuverability.

OBS

towboat; tow boat: Not to be confused with "pusher tug," which can also be referred to as a "towboat."

Key term(s)
  • tug boat
  • tug-boat
  • tow-boat

French

Domaine(s)
  • Types de bateaux
  • Transports par bateaux spéciaux
  • Manœuvre des navires
  • Navigation fluviale et maritime
DEF

Bâtiment conçu pour déplacer d'un point à un autre des bâtiments de navigation dans un port, sur un fleuve, une rivière ou en mer.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Tipos de barcos
  • Transporte por barcos especiales
  • Maniobras de los buques
  • Navegación fluvial y marítima
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