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HOIST-TRUCK [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2005-06-27
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Gantry and Travelling Cranes
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- crab and hoist
1, record 1, English, crab%20and%20hoist
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- hoist travelling trolley 2, record 1, English, hoist%20travelling%20trolley
- hoist-truck 3, record 1, English, hoist%2Dtruck
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
traveling gantry: A movable gantry built on wheels for traveling on rails and supporting a crab and hoist. 1, record 1, English, - crab%20and%20hoist
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Hoists are designed to lift from a position directly above their loads and thus require mobile mountings. 4, record 1, English, - crab%20and%20hoist
Record 1, Key term(s)
- hoist traveling trolley
- hoist truck
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Ponts roulants et portiques (Levage)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- chariot-palan
1, record 1, French, chariot%2Dpalan
correct, see observation, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- chariot porte-palan 2, record 1, French, chariot%20porte%2Dpalan
correct, see observation, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Ponts roulants. Les extrémités de la poutre de roulement du chariot-palan [sont] solidaires [...] de sommiers [qui] contiennent les galets roulant sur les chemins de roulement [...] 3, record 1, French, - chariot%2Dpalan
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Pluriel : chariots porte-palans. 4, record 1, French, - chariot%2Dpalan
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
On écrirait mieux «charriot». 5, record 1, French, - chariot%2Dpalan
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
charriot : Cette graphie, puisée des Rectifications de l'orthographe recommandées par le Conseil supérieur de la langue française, est attestée dans le Petit Robert (2004). 6, record 1, French, - chariot%2Dpalan
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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