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PORTAVIONES [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2015-03-23
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Types of Ships and Boats
- Ship's Aircraft (Military)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- aircraft carrier
1, record 1, English, aircraft%20carrier
correct, NATO
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
- CV 2, record 1, English, CV
correct, NATO
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- carrier 3, record 1, English, carrier
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A warship equipped with a flight deck on which airplanes can be launched and landed and with a hangar deck for servicing airplanes. 3, record 1, English, - aircraft%20carrier
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
aircraft carrier: term extracted from the "Disarmament and Peace Keeping" glossary with the permission of the United Nations Office at Geneva. 4, record 1, English, - aircraft%20carrier
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Types de bateaux
- Aéronefs embarqués (Militaire)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- porte-avions
1, record 1, French, porte%2Davions
correct, masculine noun, NATO, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
- CV 2, record 1, French, CV
correct, masculine noun, NATO
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- porte-aéronefs 3, record 1, French, porte%2Da%C3%A9ronefs
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 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. 4, record 1, French, - porte%2Davions
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
porte-aéronefs : pour hélicoptères, etc. 3, record 1, French, - porte%2Davions
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
porte-avions : terme uniformisé par le Comité de normalisation de la terminologie navale. 5, record 1, French, - porte%2Davions
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 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. 6, record 1, French, - porte%2Davions
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Tipos de barcos
- Aeronaves embarcadas (Militar)
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- portaviones
1, record 1, Spanish, portaviones
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- portaaviones 1, record 1, Spanish, portaaviones
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 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. 2, record 1, Spanish, - portaviones
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 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". 3, record 1, Spanish, - portaviones
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