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LONGUEUR FLOTTAISON [1 record]

Record 1 2018-02-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Shipbuilding
  • River and Sea Navigation
  • Water Sports
CONT

[The] length of a ship or boat at the point where it sits in the water.

Key term(s)
  • length of waterline
  • water-line length

French

Domaine(s)
  • Constructions navales
  • Navigation fluviale et maritime
  • Sports nautiques
DEF

Longueur de la carène, c'est-à-dire la longueur de la coque au niveau de sa ligne de flottaison.

OBS

longueur à la flottaison : terme uniformisé par le Comité de normalisation de la terminologie navale

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Construcción naval
  • Navegación fluvial y marítima
  • Deportes acuáticos y náuticos
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