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BALLAST PROPRE [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2005-08-03
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- River and Sea Navigation
- Water Pollution
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- clean ballast
1, record 1, English, clean%20ballast
correct, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
water; without visible traces of oil. 2, record 1, English, - clean%20ballast
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Only clean ballast should be discharged to the sea at a terminal. 3, record 1, English, - clean%20ballast
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
clean ballast: term standardized by the Naval Terminology Standardization Committee. 4, record 1, English, - clean%20ballast
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Navigation fluviale et maritime
- Pollution de l'eau
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- eau de ballast propre
1, record 1, French, eau%20de%20ballast%20propre
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- ballast propre 2, record 1, French, ballast%20propre
correct, masculine noun, standardized
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] les citernes [...] qui n’ ont pas contenu de cargaison sont remplies d’eau de mer(premier ballast propre) [...] 3, record 1, French, - eau%20de%20ballast%20propre
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
eau; sans traces d’huile visibles. 4, record 1, French, - eau%20de%20ballast%20propre
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
À l'arrivée au fort de chargement [...] : l'eau de ballast propre des citernes centrales et des citernes à ballast [...] a été rejetée à la mer [...] 1, record 1, French, - eau%20de%20ballast%20propre
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
ballaste propre : terme normalisé par le Comité de normalisation de la terminologie navale. 5, record 1, French, - eau%20de%20ballast%20propre
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Navegación fluvial y marítima
- Contaminación del agua
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- lastre limpio
1, record 1, Spanish, lastre%20limpio
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2003-04-16
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Mass Transit
- Subway
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- runway 1, record 2, English, runway
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- running way 2, record 2, English, running%20way
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The MLA [light metro lane] vehicles consists of one or more coaches permanently coupled, electric propulsion and automated constrained drive, suited to run both ways. ... The line consists of two runways, separate and next to each other, each one dedicated to one running way. The line has been planned in order to be efficiently adapted to the lay-out features and has been integrated in a light-built way, both from the construction and optic point of view, thanks also to the rather slim size and agility of the coaches. The overall width of the MLA-way is about 7 m, including both running ways and the pedestrian service-gangways. 1, record 2, English, - runway
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 CONT
BRT [bus rapid transit] is a flexible form of rapid transit that combines transit stations, vehicles, services, running way, and ITS [intelligent transport system] elements into an integrated system appropriate to the market it serves and its physical environment. BRT uses vehicles that may be driver-steered, guided mechanically or electronically. It can be incrementally implemented in a variety of environments, from totally dedicated to transit (surface, elevated, underground) to mixed with other traffic on streets and highways. 3, record 2, English, - runway
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Transports en commun
- Métro
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- voie de roulement
1, record 2, French, voie%20de%20roulement
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les transports en commun en site propre utilisent, en général, des trains électriques intitulés métropolitains si les réseaux qu'ils empruntent leur sont spécifiquement affectés et chemins de fer de banlieue lorsqu'il s’agit de voies ferrées nationales. [...] La voie de roulement est, en général composée de deux rails de métal fixés à des traverses s’appuyant sur un ballast de pierre ou reposant directement sur une plate-forme de béton par l'intermédiaire d’ancrages en caoutchouc. Les véhicules sur pneus mis au point par la régie autonome des Transports parisiens nécessitent des voies de roulement en béton, situées à l'extérieur des rails métalliques classiques qui conservent un rôle de guidage au droit des aiguillages. 2, record 2, French, - voie%20de%20roulement
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Les modes de transport. [...] Mixtes. Il s’agit d’un nouveau mode qui apparaît au début des années 1990 et doit permettre d’offrir aux villes un véhicule de TCSP intermédiaire entre le site propre bus et le tramway. Ses principaux atouts sont une capacité à l’heure supérieure au bus, une emprise au sol inférieur du fait du guidage, une flexibilité qui lui permet de se déconnecter du mode de guidage pour poursuivre seul sa route sur différentes branches moins denses. Les inconvénients : n’encouragent pas la priorité absolue, moindre capacité à l’heure qu’un tramway..., coût proche des tramways modernes (type Orléans), usure de la voie de roulement, bruyant pour les modes guidés fer. 3, record 2, French, - voie%20de%20roulement
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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