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bong-bong [2 records]

Record 1 2010-04-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mountain Sports
DEF

Larger-sized angles (from 2 to 6 inches).

CONT

Angles progress into 2 inch bongs and ... become 2 1/2 inch, 3 inch, 4 inch and 6 inch for the widest cracks ...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sports de montagne
DEF

Grande cornière.

CONT

Les plus gros sont des «bongs» pour des fissures larges.

OBS

Les bongs varient de deux à cinq ou six pouces de dimension.

OBS

«Bong» est une onomatopée pour désigner un certain type de piton.

Spanish

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Record 2 1985-12-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mountain Sports
CONT

Larger-sized angles, usually aluminum and ranging to 4 inches, are onomatopoetically called "bong-bongs".

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sports de montagne
CONT

Ces épaisseurs varient de 10 à 12 mm à quelque 12 cm pour les pitons en V, appelés alors Bong-Bong.

Spanish

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