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CARGO FREIGHTER [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2001-02-20
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Types of Ships and Boats
- Special Water Transport
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- cargo ship
1, record 1, English, cargo%20ship
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- freighter 2, record 1, English, freighter
correct
- cargo freighter 3, record 1, English, cargo%20freighter
correct
- cargo vessel 2, record 1, English, cargo%20vessel
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A power-driven ship employed exclusively in commercial transportation of commodities on the ocean and large inland bodies of water. 4, record 1, English, - cargo%20ship
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
According to MUSHI, 75, p. 64, cargo ships are mostly tramps and cargo liners but also include the 12-passenger cargo liners, the general cargo ships (comprising coasters), the roll-on-roll-off ships, the pallet ships, the barge carriers and the refrigerated cargo carriers. 5, record 1, English, - cargo%20ship
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Types de bateaux
- Transports par bateaux spéciaux
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- navire de charge
1, record 1, French, navire%20de%20charge
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- cargo 2, record 1, French, cargo
avoid, see observation, masculine noun, obsolete
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Navire de commerce destiné au transport des marchandises. 2, record 1, French, - navire%20de%20charge
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les navires de charge comprennent aujourd'hui des cargos à marchandises diverses (cargos proprement dits), des transporteurs spécialisés, des caboteurs. 2, record 1, French, - navire%20de%20charge
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
cargo : le terme cargo (dérivé de l'expression anglaise «cargo-boat») fut longtemps, en France, l'appellation générique des navires de charge. 3, record 1, French, - navire%20de%20charge
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Tipos de barcos
- Transporte por barcos especiales
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- barco de carga
1, record 1, Spanish, barco%20de%20carga
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- buque de carga 2, record 1, Spanish, buque%20de%20carga
masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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