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GOELETTE [2 records]

Record 1 - external organization data 2021-03-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Compartment – Nomenclature 4.0
  • Museums and Heritage (General)
OBS

schooner: an item in the "Water Transportation Equipment" class of the "Distribution and Transportation Objects" category.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tiroir – Nomenclature 4.0
  • Muséologie et patrimoine (Généralités)
OBS

goélette : objet de la classe «Équipement de transport maritime» de la catégorie «Objets de manutention et de transport».

Spanish

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Record 2 2015-04-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Types of Ships and Boats
DEF

A Fore-and-aft rigged sailing vessel, originally and still typically having two masts, although multimasted schooners were tried for a short time late in the days of sail.

OBS

Fore-and-aft sail: A sail designed to have a leading edge (Luff) and a trailing edge (Leech) cut in a triangular or quadrilateral shape, but neither square nor rectangular.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Types de bateaux
DEF

Navire à voiles à deux mâts, appelés mât de misaine et grand mât et munis, outre les focs, flèches et voiles d'étai, de voiles goélettes, c.-à-d. auriques.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Tipos de barcos
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