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Filter results by subject field Alphabetical list of terms

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Alphabetical list of terms

Record 1 2022-01-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Military Transportation
  • Land Forces
DEF

A group of vehicles organized for the purpose of control and orderly movement with or without escort protection.

OBS

convoy; Cvy: designations and definition standardized by NATO.

OBS

convoy: designation and definition officially approved by the Army Terminology Panel.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Transport militaire
  • Forces terrestres
DEF

Groupe de véhicules organisé de façon à faciliter le contrôle et le déplacement en bon ordre, avec ou sans escorte de protection.

OBS

convoi; Cvy : désignations et définition normalisées par l'OTAN.

OBS

convoi : désignation et définition uniformisées par le Groupe d'experts en terminologie de l'Armée de terre.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Transporte militar
  • Ejército de tierra
DEF

Grupo de vehículos organizado con fines de control y de movimiento en forma ordenada, con o sin escolta de protección.

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Record 2 2021-11-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • River and Sea Navigation
  • Air Forces
  • Naval Forces
DEF

A number of merchant ships or naval auxiliaries, or both, usually escorted by warships and/or aircraft, or a single merchant ship or naval auxiliary under surface escort, assembled and organized for the purpose of passage together.

OBS

convoy; Cvy: designations and definition standardized by NATO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Navigation fluviale et maritime
  • Forces aériennes
  • Forces navales
DEF

Ensemble de navires marchands ou de navires auxiliaires (ou les deux à la fois), généralement escortés par des bâtiments de guerre ou des aéronefs - ou un seul navire marchand ou navire auxiliaire avec escorte de surface - rassemblés et organisés dans le but d'effectuer une traversée de conserve.

OBS

convoi : désignation uniformisée par le Comité de normalisation de la terminologie navale.

OBS

convoi; Cvy : désignations et définition normalisées par l'OTAN.

Spanish

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