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WHALE-BOAT [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2022-10-28
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Types of Ships and Boats
- Commercial Fishing
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- whale chaser
1, record 1, English, whale%20chaser
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- whale catcher 2, record 1, English, whale%20catcher
correct
- whaleboat 3, record 1, English, whaleboat
correct
- whaler 4, record 1, English, whaler
correct, noun
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A sturdy fast quick-turning steel ship about 135 feet in length equipped with a harpoon gun in the bow and used for hunting whales as one of a fleet attached to a factory ship. 1, record 1, English, - whale%20chaser
Record 1, Key term(s)
- whale-boat
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Types de bateaux
- Pêche commerciale
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- chasseur de baleines
1, record 1, French, chasseur%20de%20baleines
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- chasseur-baleinier 2, record 1, French, chasseur%2Dbaleinier
correct, masculine noun
- navire baleinier 3, record 1, French, navire%20baleinier
correct, masculine noun
- baleinier 4, record 1, French, baleinier
correct, masculine noun
- chasseur 5, record 1, French, chasseur
correct, masculine noun
- baleinière 6, record 1, French, baleini%C3%A8re
avoid, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Bateau équipé pour la pêche à la baleine. 7, record 1, French, - chasseur%20de%20baleines
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Aujourd'hui, les chasseurs de baleines sont des navires rapides et très marins, de 500 à 900 tonnes, [...] disposant d'une grande autonomie. [...] la portée de leurs canons lance-harpon est de vingt-cinq à quarante mètres. 8, record 1, French, - chasseur%20de%20baleines
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
baleinière : Embarcation légère, pointue des deux bouts, employée autrefois pour harponner la baleine. 6, record 1, French, - chasseur%20de%20baleines
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Tipos de barcos
- Pesca comercial
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- barco ballenero
1, record 1, Spanish, barco%20ballenero
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- ballenero 1, record 1, Spanish, ballenero
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Embarcación empleada en la caza de la ballena, provista de cañones lanza-arpones. 1, record 1, Spanish, - barco%20ballenero
Record 2 - internal organization data 2019-04-30
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Ship and Boat Parts
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- shimbeck
1, record 2, English, shimbeck
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
A whale-boat is a boat between thirty and forty feet long, made of plates of sheet-iron fastened together by rivets. It is generally sheltered in the centre by a roofing of mats, arranged archwise and forming a kind of tunnel; this is the shimbeck... 1, record 2, English, - shimbeck
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Parties des bateaux
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- shimbeck
1, record 2, French, shimbeck
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Toit couvrant de la baleinière. 1, record 2, French, - shimbeck
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La baleinière est une barque de 9 à 12 mètres de long, composée de plaques de tôle reliées entre elles par des boulons. Le milieu de la baleinière est le plus souvent protégé par une toiture de nattes, qui se recourbe en cintre et forme tunnel; c'est le shimbeck [...] 1, record 2, French, - shimbeck
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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