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Record 1 2002-12-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mining Operations
DEF

To cut into the floor of a roadway to obtain more headroom.

OBS

Not to be confused with "rip", which means to remove rock from the roof.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Exploitation minière
OBS

rebanchage : Remise à section d'une galerie dont la sole a gonflé (houillères du Centre et du Midi).

OBS

rabassenage : Dans les houillères du Pas-de-Calais, entretien de galerie consistant à enlever du terrain qui a gonflé à la sole, pour redonner une hauteur convenable à la galerie ou pour remettre les rails de niveau, sans toucher au soutènement qui reste en place.

Spanish

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Record 2 1995-07-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • General Vocabulary
  • Phraseology
CONT

by dint of doing something.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Vocabulaire général
  • Phraséologie
OBS

à force de faire quelque chose

Spanish

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