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cable guard [2 records]

Record 1 2019-05-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Archery
DEF

[On a compound bow], a part that spreads the bowstring cables apart to prevent them from touching the arrow as the latter is nocked and shot.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tir à l'arc
DEF

[Sur un arc à poulies], pièce servant à écarter les câbles de la corde afin qu'ils ne touchent pas la flèche lors de l'encochage et du tir.

Spanish

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Record 2 1999-06-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Pulleys and Belts
  • Aeroindustry
CONT

Guard pins must be located so that they neither interfere with the rotation of the pulley, nor permit the cable to jump the pulley flange.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Poulies et courroies
  • Constructions aéronautiques
OBS

garde-câble : terme accepté par le Comité d'étude de la terminologie des cartes de travail du DC-9.

Spanish

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