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coal car [4 records]

Record 1 2024-02-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mining Equipment and Tools
  • Coal-Derived Fuels
  • Mining of Organic Materials
CONT

When the accident occurred, the coal car was setting on top of a mine rail that was immersed in a pool of water caused by the washing of loose coal down the No. 1 chute to the conveyor.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Outillage et équipement (Exploitation minière)
  • Combustibles dérivés des charbons
  • Exploitation de matières organiques (Mines)
OBS

On écrirait mieux «charriot».

OBS

charriot : Cette graphie, puisée des Rectifications de l'orthographe recommandées par le Conseil supérieur de la langue française, est attestée dans le Petit Robert (2004).

Spanish

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Record 2 - external organization data 2021-03-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Compartment – Nomenclature 4.0
  • Museums and Heritage (General)
OBS

coal car: an item in the "Rail Transportation Equipment" class of the "Distribution and Transportation Objects" category.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tiroir – Nomenclature 4.0
  • Muséologie et patrimoine (Généralités)
OBS

wagon à charbon : objet de la classe «Équipement de transport ferroviaire» de la catégorie «Objets de manutention et de transport».

Spanish

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Record 3 2006-01-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Coal-Derived Fuels
  • Furnaces and Ovens (Metallurgy)
  • Iron and Steel
DEF

... a mobile machine ... which travels on rails along the top of the coke battery and charges the ovens through ports in the top.

CONT

From a coal-charging car that runs along the top of the battery, coal is charged through three or four holes approximately 300 mm in diameter located above each coke chamber.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Combustibles dérivés des charbons
  • Fours (Métallurgie)
  • Sidérurgie
DEF

[...] machine mobile [...] qui se déplace sur rail le long du toit d'une batterie de cokerie et charge les fours par des orifices pratiqués dans le toit.

CONT

Le four est alimenté en charbon par trois ou quatre ouvertures d'environ 300 mm de diamètre situées au-dessus des compartiments à coke à partir d'une enfourneuse se déplaçant au-dessus de la batterie [de fours à coke].

Spanish

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Record 4 1992-01-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Rolling Stock (Railroads)
  • Freight Service (Rail Transport)
DEF

Usually a hopper or gondola car for carrying coal.

OBS

Term officially approved by Canadian Pacific Ltd.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Matériel roulant (Chemins de fer)
  • Trafic marchandises (Transport par rail)
DEF

En général, wagon-trémie ou wagon-tombereau servant au transport du charbon.

OBS

Terme uniformisé par Canadien Pacifique Ltée.

Spanish

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