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DRAPEAU BORD [2 records]

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Record 1 2008-09-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Water Transport
  • International Law
  • Maritime Law
DEF

An usually rectangular piece of fabric (as light flexible cloth) of distinctive design that is used as a symbol (as of a nation) or as a signaling device and is usually played hanging free from a staff or halyard to which it is attached by one edge.

CONT

A ship navigating under the flag and pass of a foreign country is to be considered as bearing the national character of the country under whose flag she sails.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Transport par eau
  • Droit international
  • Droit maritime
DEF

Marque d’étamine diversement colorée, de forme rectangulaire, conventionnelle et réglementaire, arborée au gréement des navires.

CONT

Dr. intern. Le pavillon manifeste la nationalité du navire. Les navires de guerre, en paix comme en guerre, ont le droit de vérifier le pavillon des navires marchands. Tout navire qui en croise un autre ou se présente devant un port doit hisser ses couleurs [...] Des conventions internationales règlent les honneurs dus au pavillon.

OBS

Bien que synonyme, le terme «drapeau» n’ est jamais employé à bord d’un navire.

OBS

pavillon : Terminologie adoptée par le Comité de normalisation de la terminologie navale.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Transporte por agua
  • Derecho internacional
  • Derecho marítimo
DEF

[Bandera] que enarbolan los buques en el mar y determina la nacionalidad de los mismos.

OBS

El Estado al que corresponde la bandera es el que ejerce su autoridad y jurisdicción sobre el buque en todos los aspectos técnicos, sociales y administrativos.

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Record 2 1996-11-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Computer Graphics
DEF

An aspect of fill area set which enables or disables the display of edges.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Infographie

Spanish

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