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KANGAROO CRANE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2016-02-29
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Cranes (Hoisting and Lifting)
- Cranes (Construction Sites)
- Cargo (Water Transport)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- kangaroo crane
1, record 1, English, kangaroo%20crane
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- kangaroo grabbing crane 2, record 1, English, kangaroo%20grabbing%20crane
correct, standardized
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A variety of crane specially developed for the bulk discharge of ... material [which] is deposited in a hopper in front of the gantry, from where it passes through a weighing machine onto a belt conveyor which discharges it through the rear of the gantry onto another conveyor. 1, record 1, English, - kangaroo%20crane
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Grabbing cranes feeding a conveyor system are usually mounted on a special base structure incorporating a hopper at the front into which the grab discharges directly; this type is called a "kangaroo" crane.... 3, record 1, English, - kangaroo%20crane
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
kangaroo grabbing crane : standardized by the British Standards Institution. 4, record 1, English, - kangaroo%20crane
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Grues (Levage)
- Grues (Chantiers)
- Cargaisons (Transport par eau)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- grue kangourou
1, record 1, French, grue%20kangourou
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- grue kangourou à benne preneuse 2, record 1, French, grue%20kangourou%20%C3%A0%20benne%20preneuse
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Grues kangourous. Ces grues à fléchette [travaillent] suivant le principe "kangourou" par variation rapide de la portée entre 34 et 6 m; (...) La benne prend dans les cales de navires de 80 000 t puis est vidée dans la trémie placée à l'avant du portique; chacune des trémies alimente par une petite bande transporteuse un grand transporteur longitudinal qui lui-même dessert les silos. 1, record 1, French, - grue%20kangourou
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
D'après TECHN, 1971, A5-I, 940, p. 4, la forme plurielle est "grues kangourou". 3, record 1, French, - grue%20kangourou
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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