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MANOEUVRE DORMANTE [2 records]

Record 1 2017-10-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Ship and Boat Parts
  • Outfitting of Ships
  • Pleasure Boating and Yachting
DEF

... all those wires - or, in some cases, ropes - that hold the mast in place.

OBS

standing rigging: sailing term.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Parties des bateaux
  • Armement et gréement
  • Yachting et navigation de plaisance
DEF

[...] toutes les manœuvres fixes, celles dont l'emploi est de maintenir mâts et espars en place.

CONT

Le gréement dormant, comprenant les filins, les fils d'acier, les chaînes, les estropes, les pantoires et les ridoirs qui maintiennent les mâts et les vergues (espars horizontaux) [...]

OBS

gréement dormant : terme de voile.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Partes de los barcos
  • Equipo y aparejos (Transporte por agua)
  • Vela y navegación de placer
Key term(s)
  • jarcias muertas
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Record 2 2017-06-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Maneuvering of Ships

French

Domaine(s)
  • Manœuvre des navires
DEF

Brin fixe d'un plan.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Maniobras de los buques
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