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FEU [2 records]

Record 1 2014-12-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Aeroindustry
OBS

Fully reflects the flight design, materials and processes of the end item. The parts may be of a commercial quality grade procured from the same manufacturer and utilizing the same materials and process as that of the flight parts.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Constructions aéronautiques

Spanish

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Record 2 2003-04-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Metrology and Units of Measure
  • Loads and Weights (Transport.)
  • Containers
DEF

A unit of measurement equivalent to one forty foot [shipping] container ...

OBS

This measurement is used to quantify, for example, the container capacity of a ship, the number of containers carried on a particular voyage or over a period of time, or it may be the unit on which freight is based.

Key term(s)
  • forty foot equivalent unit

French

Domaine(s)
  • Unités de mesure et métrologie
  • Poids et charges (Transports)
  • Conteneurs

Spanish

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