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Boom

Term · Industrial and trades · MLC-T-IND-000689

A long spar or pole extending from a mast to hold the foot of a sail, or a movable arm on a crane used for lifting and moving heavy loads. On a vessel, the boom controls the angle and shape of the sail. Crane booms can be fixed, telescopic, or articulated, with lengths reaching over 100 meters on large mobile cranes.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-IND-000689
FieldIndustrial and trades
SubjectMarine and shipyard
TranslationsGerman: Baum; Spanish: botavara; French: bôme
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-IND-000689",
  "term": "Boom",
  "field": "Industrial and trades",
  "definition": "A long spar or pole extending from a mast to hold the foot of a sail, or a movable arm on a crane used for lifting and moving heavy loads. On a vessel, the boom controls the angle and shape of the sail. Crane booms can be fixed, telescopic, or articulated, with lengths reaching over 100 meters on large mobile cranes.",
  "subject": "Marine and shipyard",
  "translations": {
    "de": "Baum",
    "es": "botavara",
    "fr": "bôme"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/industrial/boom/"
}

Record 757 of 7,361 in Industrial and trades terminology (MLC-0113). Request the full dataset.