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BARCO BALLENERO [1 record]
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
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