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Record 1 2017-02-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Execution of Work (Construction)
  • Road Construction Equipment
CONT

The front wheels of a motor grader may be leaned to either side to offset the side thrust produced by soil pressure against the angled blade and to assist in turning the grader.

OBS

side thrust: term officially approved by the Lexicon Project Committee (New Brunswick).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Exécution des travaux de construction
  • Matériel de constr. (Voies de circulation)
OBS

poussée latérale : terme uniformisé par le Comité du projet de lexiques (Nouveau-Brunswick).

Spanish

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