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HALLIGAN BAR [1 record]

Record 1 2020-01-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Hand Tools
  • Fire-Fighting and Rescue Equipment
  • Search and Rescue (Paramilitary)
DEF

A prying tool with a claw at one end and a spike or point at a right angle to a wedge at the other end.

CONT

The Halligan tool/bar [is] used for picking and prying, commonly for forcible entry purposes.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Outillage à main
  • Matériel de secours et de lutte (incendies)
  • Recherche et sauvetage (Paramilitaire)
DEF

Outil-levier dont l'une des extrémités est munie d'un crochet et l'autre extrémité, d'un pic perpendiculaire à une pointe.

Spanish

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