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CABLE ACIER SOUPLE [4 records]

Record 1 2021-02-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Commercial Fishing
DEF

[A wire] attached to either the otter [board] or the dan [leno] for the rigging of [trawl] kites.

Key term(s)
  • false head-line

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pêche commerciale
DEF

Cordage, en général de câble d’acier souple, reliant un plateau élévateur [d’un chalut] au guindineau ou au panneau.

Spanish

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Record 2 2013-09-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Chains and Cables (Mechanical Components)
  • Naval Forces

French

Domaine(s)
  • Câbles et chaînes (Composants mécaniques)
  • Forces navales

Spanish

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Record 3 2012-08-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Chains and Cables (Mechanical Components)
  • Naval Forces

French

Domaine(s)
  • Câbles et chaînes (Composants mécaniques)
  • Forces navales

Spanish

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Record 4 1981-02-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Chains and Cables (Mechanical Components)
DEF

A wire made of spring steel which is enclosed in a helical casing and used to transmit longitudinal motions over distances particularly around corners.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Câbles et chaînes (Composants mécaniques)
OBS

Bowden. Ingénieur dans l'industrie du cycle depuis 1899, il a inventé en 1902, pour la compagnie de freins de bicyclette, la transmission du câble d’acier dans une gaine souple en spirale d’acier.

Spanish

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