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PORTAL BRIDGE CRANE [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2025-05-23
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Cranes (Hoisting and Lifting)
- Gantry and Travelling Cranes
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- portal cable crane
1, record 1, English, portal%20cable%20crane
correct, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A crane whose supporting elements are ropes secured at the ends of a portal bridge mounted on two legs. 1, record 1, English, - portal%20cable%20crane
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
portal cable crane: term and definition standardized by ISO. 2, record 1, English, - portal%20cable%20crane
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Grues (Levage)
- Ponts roulants et portiques (Levage)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- pont portique à câble
1, record 1, French, pont%20portique%20%C3%A0%20c%C3%A2ble
correct, masculine noun, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Appareil de levage à charge suspendue dont les éléments porteurs sont des câbles fixés aux extrémités d'un pont monté sur des palées-supports. 1, record 1, French, - pont%20portique%20%C3%A0%20c%C3%A2ble
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
pont portique à câble : terme et définition normalisés par l'ISO. 2, record 1, French, - pont%20portique%20%C3%A0%20c%C3%A2ble
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2021-07-14
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Gantry and Travelling Cranes
- Automated Materials Handling
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- gantry crane
1, record 2, English, gantry%20crane
correct, standardized
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- portal bridge crane 2, record 2, English, portal%20bridge%20crane
correct, standardized
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A crane with the bridge girders supported on the rail tracks by legs. 2, record 2, English, - gantry%20crane
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Gantry cranes are traveling cranes that are designed especially for use outdoors or where an overhead runway is not practical. 3, record 2, English, - gantry%20crane
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
May be called "full gantry crane" as opposed to "half gantry crane." 4, record 2, English, - gantry%20crane
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
gantry crane; portal bridge crane : terms and definitions standardized by ISO. 5, record 2, English, - gantry%20crane
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Ponts roulants et portiques (Levage)
- Manutention automatique
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- pont portique
1, record 2, French, pont%20portique
correct, masculine noun, standardized
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- pont-portique 2, record 2, French, pont%2Dportique
correct, masculine noun, standardized
- portique 3, record 2, French, portique
correct, masculine noun
- pont transbordeur 4, record 2, French, pont%20transbordeur
masculine noun
- grue à portique 5, record 2, French, grue%20%C3%A0%20portique
avoid, see observation, feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Appareil de lavage à charge suspendue dont les éléments porteurs s'appuient sur une voie de roulement par l'intermédiaire de palées d'appui. 6, record 2, French, - pont%20portique
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les portiques sont des voies aériennes munies de jambes ou de palées reportant directement au sol les réactions des charges suspendues. Ils peuvent être fixes ou roulants, sur rails ou directement sur un sol industriel. 7, record 2, French, - pont%20portique
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
«grue à portique» : Ce terme nous paraît impropre, car en français le mot «grue» ne s'applique qu'à des engins de levage pourvus d'une flèche. Il présente en outre un danger de confusion avec le terme «grue sur portique» (en anglais, «portal crane»). 8, record 2, French, - pont%20portique
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Le portique se distingue du pont de levage (fixe ou roulant) du fait qu'il est rehaussé par des pieds ou palées pouvant lui donner un grande hauteur. 9, record 2, French, - pont%20portique
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 3 OBS
pont-portique : terme normalisé par l'AFNOR. 8, record 2, French, - pont%20portique
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 4 OBS
pont portique : terme et définition normalisés par l'ISO. 10, record 2, French, - pont%20portique
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2002-05-13
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Cranes (Hoisting and Lifting)
- Gantry and Travelling Cranes
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- slewing
1, record 3, English, slewing
correct, standardized
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- swinging 2, record 3, English, swinging
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Angular motion of the revolving part in the horizontal plane of a bridge, portal or cantilever crane 3, record 3, English, - slewing
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Slewing: term standardized by ISO. 4, record 3, English, - slewing
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Grues (Levage)
- Ponts roulants et portiques (Levage)
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- orientation
1, record 3, French, orientation
correct, feminine noun, standardized
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- giration 2, record 3, French, giration
feminine noun
- rotation 3, record 3, French, rotation
feminine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Mouvement angulaire, dans un plan horizontal, de la partie tournante d'une grue, d'un pont, d'un portique ou d'une potence. 4, record 3, French, - orientation
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Orientation : terme normalisé par l'ISO. 5, record 3, French, - orientation
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Grúas (Levantamiento de cargas)
- Grúas rodante y de pórtico
Record 3, Main entry term, Spanish
- rotación
1, record 3, Spanish, rotaci%C3%B3n
feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 3, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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