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PLATE-FORME AVANT-TRAIN INDEPENDANT [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2006-03-06
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Trucks and Dollies (Materials Handling)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- semilive skid
1, record 1, English, semilive%20skid
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A platform having two fixed legs at one end and two wheels at the other; used for moving bulk materials. 2, record 1, English, - semilive%20skid
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Skids are constructed in three basic types: (1) live skids, with fixed and swivel casters ...; (2) semilive skids, with two fixed legs in the front and a pair of rigid casters at the rear and made mobile by means of a jack; and (3) dead skids, having either two solid runners or four metal legs ... 3, record 1, English, - semilive%20skid
Record 1, Key term(s)
- semi-live skid
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Chariots de manutention
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- plate-forme à roues, à timon détachable
1, record 1, French, plate%2Dforme%20%C3%A0%20roues%2C%20%C3%A0%20timon%20d%C3%A9tachable
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- plate-forme à avant-train indépendant 2, record 1, French, plate%2Dforme%20%C3%A0%20avant%2Dtrain%20ind%C3%A9pendant
feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Plates-formes à roues, à timon détachable [...]. - Ce type d’appareil se situe à mi-chemin entre le simple chariot que l’on pousse à bras [...] et le chariot porteur de plates-formes. Ce chariot mixte est valable lorsqu’on a besoin de peu de plateaux; [...] 1, record 1, French, - plate%2Dforme%20%C3%A0%20roues%2C%20%C3%A0%20timon%20d%C3%A9tachable
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Plate-forme :[Manutention] Plateau de bois ou de métal utilisé pour déposer ou grouper des marchandises ou des objets, et muni de pieds permettant d’introduire par en dessous un chariot élévateur, en vue de son déplacement. Dans certaines plates-formes, deux des quatre pieds sont remplacés par des roues; elles peuvent alors être déplacées grâce à un avant-train indépendant. 3, record 1, French, - plate%2Dforme%20%C3%A0%20roues%2C%20%C3%A0%20timon%20d%C3%A9tachable
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Pluriel : des plateformes, des plates-formes. 4, record 1, French, - plate%2Dforme%20%C3%A0%20roues%2C%20%C3%A0%20timon%20d%C3%A9tachable
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
plateforme (sing.); plateformes (pl.) : Ces graphies, puisées des Rectifications de l’orthographe recommandées par le Conseil supérieur de la langue française, sont attestées dans le Petit Robert (2004). 5, record 1, French, - plate%2Dforme%20%C3%A0%20roues%2C%20%C3%A0%20timon%20d%C3%A9tachable
Record 1, Key term(s)
- plateforme à roues, à timon détachable
- plateforme à avant-train indépendant
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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