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JETER ANCRE [2 records]

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Record 1 2018-03-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Maneuvering of Ships
  • River and Sea Navigation
  • Pleasure Boating and Yachting
  • Special-Language Phraseology
DEF

To lower the anchor by letting the cable run out freely.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Manœuvre des navires
  • Navigation fluviale et maritime
  • Yachting et navigation de plaisance
  • Phraséologie des langues de spécialité
DEF

Mettre l’ancre à l’eau en laissant filer la chaîne librement.

OBS

mouiller l'ancre; jeter l'ancre : termes uniformisés par le Comité de normalisation de la terminologie navale.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Maniobras de los buques
  • Navegación fluvial y marítima
  • Vela y navegación de placer
  • Fraseología de los lenguajes especializados
DEF

Echar el ancla al agua, dejando salir libremente la cadena.

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Record 2 2016-03-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Toponymy
  • Maneuvering of Ships
DEF

Area of water in which vessels can anchor.

CONT

Battery Bluff Anchorage, Ontario.

CONT

Offer Anchor, Newfoundland and Labrador.

CONT

Schooner Retreat, British Columbia.

CONT

The Saine Berth, Nova Scotia.

OBS

anchorage: Usually sheltered water. Used in the Atlantic Provinces, Ontario., British Columbia, and Northwest Territories.

OBS

anchor: Rare; Newfoundland and Labrador. Might be a variant of "anchorage".

OBS

berth: Rare; used in Nova Scotia.

OBS

retreat: Rare; used in British Columbia.

OBS

anchorage; anchor; berth; retreat: term validated by the Geographical Names Board of Canada (GNBC) within the scope of its glossary (BT-176) which is the first authoritative publication on generics in use in Canada.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Toponymie
  • Manœuvre des navires
DEF

Emplacement favorable pour jeter l'ancre.

CONT

Mouillage de la Cage, Québec.

OBS

Le terme «mouillage» désigne aussi l’emplacement recommandé dans les instructions nautiques ou réservé par les autorités portuaires pour l’ancrage. Attesté au Québec.

OBS

mouillage : terme uniformisé par le Commission de toponymie du Canada (CTC) dans le cadre du glossaire (BT-176) faisant autorité sur la question des génériques en usage au Canada.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Toponimia
  • Maniobras de los buques
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