pletina
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| 2 +1 | cargo (loading and unloading cargo ) |
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peer agreement (net): +1cargo (loading and unloading cargo ) Explanation: Estibador = stevedore (A person employed, or a contractor engaged, at a dock to load and unload cargo from ships.) Perhaps in this case "pletina" refers to the platform used to do this? -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 26 mins (2013-05-07 15:08:32 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Se conoce como pletina a las placas de metal planas u hojas rectangulares de acero u otro metales presentes en la industria siderúrgica, de manufactura o fabricación... -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 32 mins (2013-05-07 15:13:58 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Si se trata de lanzamiento de buques, Beigbeder ofrece 2 definiciones: "pletina que arriostra longitudinalmente los gigantones" - > "poppet stringer" ""pletina que arriostra longitudinalmente los gigantones em ambas bandas" -> "poppet ribbands"... -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 34 mins (2013-05-07 15:16:21 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- However, I suspect they may mean "pallets", which would be more in keeping with what stevedores do. |
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| Reference: take your pick Reference information: Routledge technical dictionary offers only one definition: pletina f CONST flange tile The IATE website (link below) offers several, but none seems quite suitable for what a stevedore does (A person employed, or a contractor engaged, at a dock to load and unload cargo from ships.) Reference: http://iate.europa.eu/iatediff/SearchByQuery.do?method=searc... |
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