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Alphabetical list of terms

Record 1 2024-04-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Courts
  • Maritime Law
DEF

A court which may be summoned by the captain of H.M. ships on a foreign station, or by a consular officer ... Its jurisdiction is to hear a complaint by the master, mate, or any seaman, or to investigate if the interest of an owner or cargo-owner required it, or if a British ship is wrecked, abandoned or lost ... It is entirely different from a naval court-martial.

OBS

Any officer who commands a ship belonging to Her Majesty on any foreign station or any consular officer may hold such a court when a complaint which requires immediate investigation arises, when the owner's interest in any Canadian ship or cargo seems to require it or when a Canadian ship is abandoned, wrecked or lost.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tribunaux
  • Droit maritime

Spanish

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Record 2 2024-02-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Chutes, Spouts and Conveyors
  • Milling and Cereal Industries
  • Grain Growing
DEF

An elevating conveyor that can be lowered into the hold of a ship for unloading grain.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Convoyeurs et goulottes (Manutention)
  • Minoterie et céréales
  • Culture des céréales
DEF

Appareil mécanique servant au déchargement du grain en vrac de la cale d'un navire [...]

Spanish

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Record 3 2023-05-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Ship and Boat Parts
DEF

The deck of a ship situated immediately above the cargo hold.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Parties des bateaux
DEF

Pont d'un navire situé immédiatement au-dessus de la cale à marchandise.

Spanish

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Record 4 2021-01-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Outfitting of Ships
CONT

A ring fixed to the structure of a ship as a hold for small lines, tackles, etc.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Armement et gréement

Spanish

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Record 5 2019-04-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Occupation Names (General)
  • Water Transport
DEF

A dock worker who works in a ship's hold in loading or unloading a ship.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Désignations des emplois (Généralités)
  • Transport par eau
DEF

Personne chargée du service de la cale.

Spanish

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Record 6 2018-03-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Labour and Employment
  • Materials Handling
  • Cargo (Water Transport)
DEF

A group of stevedores, usually 4 to 5 members with a supervisor, assigned to a hold or portion of the vessel being loaded or unloaded.

CONT

A typical loading gang consists of persons who move cargo from warehouse to the side of a ship, front men who attach the load to the ship's gear for lifting aboard the vessel, and a hold gang which stores cargo inside the ship.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Travail et emploi
  • Manutention
  • Cargaisons (Transport par eau)
OBS

main : terme familier pour une équipe d'hommes, généralement de dockers.

Spanish

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Record 7 2018-02-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Freezing and Refrigerating
  • Cold Storage
  • Regulations (Water Transport)
CONT

Many bulk cargoes are liable to spontaneous combustion or ship or cargo sweat. The only possible way to obtain an early warning of the start of spontaneous combustion is by monitoring the temperature of the cargo holds. Many ships are fitted with ’temperature ports’, i. e. pipes that are fitted beside the cargo hold access ladders into which thermometers can be lowered to obtain the hold temperature.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Congélation, surgélation et réfrigération
  • Entreposage frigorifique
  • Réglementation (Transport par eau)
CONT

La réfrigération de la cale est assurée par un système de diffusion et de répartition homogène de l'air pulsé à l'aide d'un réseau de gaines.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Congelación y refrigeración
  • Almacenaje frigorífico
  • Reglamentación (Transporte por agua)
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Record 8 2010-04-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Various Proper Names
  • Types of Ships and Boats
  • Archaeology
CONT

... the Alcoa Seaprobe... an all-aluminium, diesel-electric-powered ship,... is 243 feet long, with a beam of 50 feet and a draft or about 13 feet. The Seaprobe is propelled by vertical axis cycloidal propellers fore and aft so she can hold a fixed position on deep water.... At the center of the Seaprobe is a derrick 125 feet high, like those on oil-drilling ships; beneath the derrick is a center well through which drill pipe is lowered.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Appellations diverses
  • Types de bateaux
  • Archéologie
CONT

[...], disposant d'un matériel sophistiqué, l'Alcoa Seaprobe américain est un navire en aluminium de 75 m de long et 16 m de large. Possédant des hélices à l'avant et à l'arrière, il peut se maintenir sur une position fixe. Il porte en son centre un mât de charge, un derrick de 40 m de haut, semblable à ceux des pétroliers. Au-dessous se trouve un puits de forage dont le conduit peut s'enfoncer de 25 cm par seconde jusqu'à 6 000 m de profondeur.

Spanish

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Record 9 2003-10-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Ship and Boat Parts
DEF

The deck which separates the hold of a ship into two, making an upper and a lower hold.

Key term(s)
  • between deck
  • tweendeck
  • tweendecks
  • tween-decks

French

Domaine(s)
  • Parties des bateaux
DEF

Espace compris entre deux ponts ou sous un faux-pont.

Key term(s)
  • entre ponts

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Partes de los barcos
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Record 10 2003-09-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Cargo (Water Transport)
DEF

To level a bulk cargo in the hold of a ship in order to contribute to her stability at sea.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Cargaisons (Transport par eau)
DEF

Répartir la cargaison de manière équilibrée pour éviter au navire une mauvaise assiette ou de la gîte.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Cargamento (Transporte por agua)
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Record 11 2003-09-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Cooling and Ventilating Systems
  • Ship and Boat Parts
DEF

A duct attached to the deck of a ship which allows fresh air to enter [the] hold.

OBS

Ventilators are of various types, the most common of which is the cowl type which can be swivelled to vary the rate of air flow into as well as out of the hold.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Systèmes de refroidissement et de ventilation
  • Parties des bateaux
DEF

Conduit en tôles, faisant partie du gréement, qui permet l'aération de l'intérieur du navire à partir du pont.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Systemas de enfriamiento y ventilación
  • Partes de los barcos
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Record 12 2003-09-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Ship and Boat Parts
DEF

The space for carrying cargo below the main deck of a ship above the deck which divides the upper hold.

Key term(s)
  • upper tween deck

French

Domaine(s)
  • Parties des bateaux
Key term(s)
  • entre-pont supérieur

Spanish

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Record 13 2003-08-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Ship and Boat Parts
DEF

The area of the hold of a ship directly below the hatchway.

OBS

Goods are stowed in this area if they require to be lifted from the ship without first having to be moved into position under the crane.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Parties des bateaux

Spanish

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Record 14 2003-08-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Shipbuilding
OBS

shifting board : Longitudinal wooden division erected in the hold of a ship to prevent the sideways shifting of dry bulk cargoes. Without the boards, the ship would become unstable.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Constructions navales
OBS

Il y a normalement plusieurs supports ou barres de fer par bardis.

OBS

support de bardis : terme uniformisé par le Comité de normalisation de la terminologie navale.

Spanish

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Record 15 2003-08-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Shipbuilding
  • Cargo (Water Transport)
DEF

A longitudinal wooden division erected in the hold of a ship to prevent the sideways shifting of dry bulk cargoes.

OBS

Without the boards, the ship would become unstable.

Key term(s)
  • shifting board

French

Domaine(s)
  • Constructions navales
  • Cargaisons (Transport par eau)
DEF

Cloison longitudinale démontable, placée dans la cale d'un navire pour empêcher le ripage des marchandises en vrac.

OBS

bardis : terme uniformisé par le Comité de normalisation de la terminologie navale.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Construcción naval
  • Cargamento (Transporte por agua)
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Record 16 2003-07-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Cooling and Ventilating Systems
  • Ship Maintenance
DEF

To introduce fresh air into the hold of a ship by means of a ventilator on deck or by opening the hatches or by means of a mechanical system; the purpose is to prevent condensation.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Systèmes de refroidissement et de ventilation
  • Entretien des navires

Spanish

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Record 17 2003-06-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Chutes, Spouts and Conveyors
  • Cargo (Water Transport)
DEF

A pipe which projects beyond the quay and over the hatchway of a ship and directs bulk cargoes such as grain into the hold.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Convoyeurs et goulottes (Manutention)
  • Cargaisons (Transport par eau)
OBS

Cette goulotte permet de diriger le produit vers certains points de la cale.

Spanish

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Record 18 2003-05-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Types of Ships and Boats
DEF

A ship with one deck, that is, with no horizontal divisions within the hold(s).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Types de bateaux

Spanish

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Record 19 2003-05-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Occupation Names (General)
  • Ports
  • Cargo (Water Transport)
CONT

Grainman includes wheat specialty and wheat machine for the bulk loading of grain from the grain terminals to the ship. A grainman pulls a wheat machine along the dock for attachment to the ship's crane and controls the discharge into the hold.

Key term(s)
  • grain man

French

Domaine(s)
  • Désignations des emplois (Généralités)
  • Ports
  • Cargaisons (Transport par eau)

Spanish

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Record 20 2003-03-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Types of Ships and Boats
  • Containers
DEF

An open well deck ship designed to carry containers.

OBS

[This ship] can also be used for Lash, barges instead of containers. When the dock is submerged the barges are steered into the well and then the container dock can be refloated, thus emptying the water so that the barges rest in the dry well hold.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Types de bateaux
  • Conteneurs

Spanish

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Record 21 2003-03-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Cargo (Water Transport)
DEF

The hold - usually the largest - which will take the longest time to load or to discharge.

OBS

This governs the time taken to complete cargo operations and may affect the turnaround time of the ship in port. To complete the cargo work at all holds at about the same time it may be necessary to employ more gangs or to work overtime at the controlling hold.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Cargaisons (Transport par eau)

Spanish

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Record 22 2003-03-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Outfitting of Ships
  • Containers
CONT

One of the four upright components making up the guidance system enabling containers to be carried in a vertical column in the ship, each container supporting the one above it; providing horizontal restraint, the cell guides hold the containers in position.

OBS

On deck, this system permits loading of up to four tiers of containers without lashings.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Armement et gréement
  • Conteneurs

Spanish

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Record 23 2002-12-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Spacecraft
CONT

The freighter's docking probe [Progress P6 supply ship] penetrated the aft port of the Zvezda service module and was captured during last Wednesday's link up. However, the debris prevented the probe from fully retracting as designed to bring the craft and station together in a tight fit. The end result was the inability of eight latches to engage that would firmly hold the Progress in place for its 80-day stay at orbiting complex.

OBS

docking probe: term officially approved by the International Space Station official approval Group (ISSOAG).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Engins spatiaux
CONT

Progress 7 s'est connecté en douceur au port d'amarrage arrière du module de service Zvezda de la station à 14 h 58, HNC (2058, TU) pendant que les deux vaisseaux survolaient l'Asie centrale à une altitude de 240 milles terrestres. En quelques minutes, les crochets et les verrous de la sonde d'amarrage de Progress et du mécanisme d'amarrage de Zvezda ont été activés, assurant de ce fait une liaison étanche.

OBS

sonde d'amarrage : terme uniformisé par le Groupe de travail de la terminologie de la Station spatiale internationale (GTTSSI).

Spanish

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Record 24 1997-02-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Maneuvering of Ships
CONT

Make the anchor "come home". "Coming home" is said of an anchor that doesn’t hold the ground, and heaves in towards the ship instead of "biting".

CONT

The anchor is coming home.

Key term(s)
  • coming home

French

Domaine(s)
  • Manœuvre des navires
DEF

Pour un navire au mouillage, entraîner son ancre, sous l'action du vent ou du courant, parce que celle-ci ne mord pas sur le fond, ne tient pas au fond.

CONT

L'ancre vient à bord.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Maniobras de los buques
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Record 25 1993-08-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Cargo (Water Transport)
CONT

While the ship was in the Bay of Bissay, the stow in one hold collapsed during a period of heavy weather causing considerable damage.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Cargaisons (Transport par eau)

Spanish

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Record 26 1992-01-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Shipbuilding
OBS

bolt used for a planking over the cargo hold of a ship.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Constructions navales

Spanish

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Record 27 1991-03-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Freight Service (Rail Transport)
DEF

Temporary blocking or bracing installed by the shipper in the hold of a ship, in a railroad car, or in a truck to protect freight during shipment.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Trafic marchandises (Transport par rail)
OBS

L'arrimage étant une des opérations du chargement, les cales, cordes et autres accessoires nécessaires pour y procéder doivent être fournis par l'expéditeur (...)

Spanish

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Record 28 1983-05-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Archaeology
OBS

interior of a ship below deck where cargo is stored

French

Domaine(s)
  • Archéologie

Spanish

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Record 29 1976-06-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Physics
OBS

L. c. g. of space or hold in a ship)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Physique

Spanish

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