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PNEUMATIC BOAT [1 record]

Record 1 2023-05-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Types of Ships and Boats
  • Safety (Water Transport)
CONT

An inflatable boat is a lightweight boat constructed with its sides and bow made of flexible tubes containing pressurised gas.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Types de bateaux
  • Sécurité (Transport par eau)
DEF

Canot en caoutchouc employé comme engin de sauvetage.

OBS

Pluriel : des dinghys, des dinghies.

OBS

dinghie (sing.); dinghies (pl.) : Ces graphies, puisées des Rectifications de l'orthographe recommandées par le Conseil supérieur de la langue française, sont attestées dans le Petit Robert (2004).

OBS

canot pneumatique; Zodiac : termes uniformisés par le Comité de normalisation de la terminologie navale.

OBS

canot pneumatique : terme uniformisé par le Comité d'uniformisation de la terminologie aéronautique (CUTA) - Opérations aériennes.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Tipos de barcos
  • Seguridad (Transporte por agua)
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