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AIRCRAFT CARRIER [25 records]

Record 1 2021-06-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Military Organization
  • Air Forces
  • Naval Forces
CONT

China's Shandong aircraft carrier task group recently conducted an exercise in the South China Sea ...

OBS

aircraft carrier task group; CVTG: designations standardized by NATO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organisation militaire
  • Forces aériennes
  • Forces navales
OBS

groupe opérationnel aéronaval; CVTG : désignations normalisées par l'OTAN.

Spanish

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Record 2 2021-06-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Military Organization
  • Submarines (Naval Forces)
CONT

A carrier battle group is a composite group of ships (including an aircraft carrier and submarines) ... it brings huge capability to bear influence out at sea.

OBS

aircraft carrier battle group; CVBG: designations standardized by NATO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organisation militaire
  • Sous-marins (Forces navales)
OBS

groupe aéronaval; GAN : désignations normalisées par l'OTAN.

Spanish

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Record 3 - external organization data 2021-03-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Compartment – Nomenclature 4.0
  • Museums and Heritage (General)
OBS

aircraft carrier: an item in the "Water Transportation Equipment" class of the "Distribution and Transportation Objects" category.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tiroir – Nomenclature 4.0
  • Muséologie et patrimoine (Généralités)
OBS

porte-avions : objet de la classe «Équipement de transport maritime» de la catégorie «Objets de manutention et de transport».

Spanish

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Record 4 2018-10-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Types of Ships and Boats
  • Ship's Aircraft (Military)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Types de bateaux
  • Aéronefs embarqués (Militaire)
Key term(s)
  • porte-avion anti-sous-marin
  • porte-avion anti-sous-marins
  • porte-avions anti-sous-marin
  • porte-avion de lutte anti-sous-marine
  • porte-aéronef de lutte anti-sous-marine

Spanish

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Record 5 2015-03-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Types of Ships and Boats
  • Ship's Aircraft (Military)
DEF

A warship equipped with a flight deck on which airplanes can be launched and landed and with a hangar deck for servicing airplanes.

OBS

aircraft carrier: term extracted from the "Disarmament and Peace Keeping" glossary with the permission of the United Nations Office at Geneva.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Types de bateaux
  • Aéronefs embarqués (Militaire)
DEF

Grand bâtiment de guerre doté d'installations (pont, hangars, etc.) permettant le transport, l'envol et l'atterrissage d'avions de combat, qui constituent son principal armement.

OBS

porte-aéronefs : pour hélicoptères, etc.

OBS

porte-avions : terme uniformisé par le Comité de normalisation de la terminologie navale.

OBS

porte-avions; porte-aéronefs : termes tirés du lexique «Désarmement et Maintien de la Paix» avec l'autorisation de l'Office des Nations Unies à Genève.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Tipos de barcos
  • Aeronaves embarcadas (Militar)
DEF

Buque de guerra muy grande, provisto de hangares e instalaciones propias para transportar cierto número de aviones y mantenerlos en estado de vuelo, así como un puente grande y despejado que permite el despegue y el apontizaje de los aparatos.

OBS

La Fundación del Español Urgente (Fundéu BBVA), con el asesoramiento de la Real Academia Española, indica que "portaviones", escrito con una sola a, es la grafía recomendada frente a "portaaviones".

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Record 6 2013-08-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Sea Operations (Military)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Opérations en mer (Militaire)

Spanish

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Record 7 2011-11-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Types of Ships and Boats
  • Naval Forces

French

Domaine(s)
  • Types de bateaux
  • Forces navales

Spanish

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Record 8 2011-07-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Types of Ships and Boats
  • Ship's Aircraft (Military)
Key term(s)
  • large deck aircraft carrier

French

Domaine(s)
  • Types de bateaux
  • Aéronefs embarqués (Militaire)

Spanish

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Record 9 2011-06-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Types of Aircraft
  • Missiles and Rockets
CONT

Today's launch originated from the Virginia Space Flight Center, located on Wallops Island in Southeastern Virginia, when the company's "Stargazer" Pegasus carrier aircraft took off at approximately 11:25 a.m.

PHR

The missile is released from the mother aircraft.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Types d'aéronefs
  • Missiles et roquettes
DEF

Avion conçu pour porter un lanceur dont la mise à feu est effectuée en vol, en vue d'améliorer les performances du lancement.

CONT

L'Exocet reçoit directement les informations sur la cible du radar de l'avion lanceur. Le missile est alors largué manuellement par le pilote quand ce dernier est sûr de la position, de la direction et de la vitesse de sa cible. Une fois mis à feu, le missile utilise son propre radar.

OBS

Noter qu'au sens strict le terme anglais «aircraft» est un générique qui se rend par «aéronef» en français. «Aircraft» est aussi utilisé plus librement et désigne souvent un «avion» spécifiquement.

OBS

avion-lanceur : terme et définition publiés au Journal officiel de la République française le 31 décembre 2005.

Spanish

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Record 10 2008-04-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Types of Ships and Boats
  • Ship's Aircraft (Military)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Types de bateaux
  • Aéronefs embarqués (Militaire)
Key term(s)
  • porte avions nucléaire
  • porte avions à propulsion nucléaire

Spanish

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Record 11 2007-10-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Types of Ships and Boats
  • Ship's Aircraft (Military)
OBS

The invincible-class is a class of aircraft carrier currently serving with the British Royal Navy.

Key term(s)
  • invincible class aircraft carrier

French

Domaine(s)
  • Types de bateaux
  • Aéronefs embarqués (Militaire)
Key term(s)
  • porte aéronef de la classe invincible

Spanish

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Record 12 2004-08-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Types of Ships and Boats
  • Ship's Aircraft (Military)
OBS

attack carrier: term found in the entry for "CV".

French

Domaine(s)
  • Types de bateaux
  • Aéronefs embarqués (Militaire)

Spanish

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Record 13 2004-01-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Types of Ships and Boats
  • Sea Operations (Military)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Types de bateaux
  • Opérations en mer (Militaire)

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Tipos de barcos
  • Operaciones marítimas (Militar)
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Record 14 2002-02-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Naval Forces
  • Air Forces

French

Domaine(s)
  • Forces navales
  • Forces aériennes

Spanish

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Record 15 2000-09-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Naval Forces

French

Domaine(s)
  • Forces navales

Spanish

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Record 16 1999-11-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Air Forces
  • Naval Forces

French

Domaine(s)
  • Forces aériennes
  • Forces navales

Spanish

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Record 17 1999-04-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Naval Forces
OBS

(anti-submarine) Fléger

French

Domaine(s)
  • Forces navales

Spanish

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Record 18 1999-04-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Naval Forces

French

Domaine(s)
  • Forces navales

Spanish

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Record 19 1994-12-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Shipbuilding Yards and Docks
  • Types of Ships and Boats
OBS

Terminology standardized by NATO Military Agency for Standardization (MAS).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Chantiers maritimes
  • Types de bateaux
OBS

Terminologie normalisée par le NATO MAS.

Spanish

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Record 20 1993-05-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Types of Aircraft
OBS

carrier-based aeroplane : term standardized by ISO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Types d'aéronefs
OBS

avion embarqué : terme normalisé par l'ISO.

Spanish

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Record 21 1992-09-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • System Names
  • Air Navigation Aids

French

Domaine(s)
  • Noms de systèmes
  • Aides à la navigation aérienne

Spanish

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Record 22 1987-11-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Missiles and Rockets

French

Domaine(s)
  • Missiles et roquettes

Spanish

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Record 23 1986-02-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Air Transport

French

Domaine(s)
  • Transport aérien

Spanish

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Record 24 1983-08-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Types of Ships and Boats

French

Domaine(s)
  • Types de bateaux
OBS

Voir Les Flottes de combat 1980, page 217, description du porte-avions USS Lexington.

Spanish

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Record 25 1976-06-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Aeroindustry

French

Domaine(s)
  • Constructions aéronautiques

Spanish

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