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fjrigjwwe9r0logisticsglossary:definition A facility from which aircraft takeoff and land.
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Army -
fjrigjwwe9r0logisticsglossary:definition The branch of military that conducts land operations.
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Automated Vehicle Location -
fjrigjwwe9r0logisticsglossary:definition Class of technologies designed to locate vehicles for fleet management purposes and for stolen vehicle recovery. Infrastructure can be land-based radio towers or satellites.
Acronym: AVL
Reference: Truck Writers of North America (TWNA)
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Boat -
fjrigjwwe9r0logisticsglossary:definition A small vessel or craft that is usually open; or a vessel designed for use on inland rivers, lakes or waterways.
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Canal -
fjrigjwwe9r0logisticsglossary:definition A natural or man-made inland waterway usually connecting other waterways or bodies of water.
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Facility -
fjrigjwwe9r0logisticsglossary:definition Land, buildings, or an industrial complex designed and equipped to perform a specific function.
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Inland -
fjrigjwwe9r0logisticsglossary:definition A term used to differentiate between the land and water segments of a transshipment; the domestic segment of a transshipment; a domestic shipment; on land; by land; over land; within the boundaries of a body of land; within a continent, country or region.
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Inland Bill of Lading -
fjrigjwwe9r0logisticsglossary:definition A bill of lading that applies to overland shipments to an international carrier.
Acronym: IBL
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Inland Waterways -
fjrigjwwe9r0logisticsglossary:definition Subject to EC legislation since 1982 in terms of types and specifications of commercial craft, with mutual recognition on navigability and control since 1976.
Reference: Professor Derek Urwin, Department of Politics and International Relations, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, U.K., http://www.abdn.ac.uk/~pol028/index.htm
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Landing Gear (1) -
fjrigjwwe9r0logisticsglossary:definition Retracting legs which support the front of a semitrailer when it is not coupled to a tractor.
Reference: Truck Writers of North America (TWNA)
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Marine -
fjrigjwwe9r0logisticsglossary:definition Of or related to the ocean or water; or relating to the branch of military which operates on both land and water.
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Marines -
fjrigjwwe9r0logisticsglossary:definition The branch of military that conducts operations on both land and water.
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fjrigjwwe9r0logisticsglossary:definition A transportation medium; the hydrosphere; oceans, seas, lakes, rivers, streams, canals, and inland waterways.
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