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INNER HARBOUR [2 records]

Record 1 2018-03-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Ports
  • Foreign Trade

French

Domaine(s)
  • Ports
  • Commerce extérieur
DEF

Partie la plus en retrait de la zone portuaire située après le franchissement de l'écluse qui le sépare de l'avant-port.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Puertos
  • Comercio exterior
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Record 2 2002-03-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Construction Engineering (Military)
  • Torpedoes
DEF

A net employed to close an inner harbour to torpedoes fired from seaward or to protect an individual ship at anchor or underway.

OBS

torpedo defence net: term and definition standardized by NATO.

Key term(s)
  • torpedo defense net

French

Domaine(s)
  • Génie construction (Militaire)
  • Torpilles
DEF

Filet utilisé pour interdire un port intérieur aux torpilles lancées du large ou pour protéger un bâtiment particulier au mouillage ou en route.

OBS

filet pare-torpille : terme et définition normalisés par l'OTAN.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Ingeniería de construcción (Militar)
  • Torpedos
DEF

Red empleada para cerrar la entrada de un puerto e impedir la entrada de torpedos lanzados desde fuera del puerto o para proteger a un navío en particular que esté anclado o en movimiento.

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