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MONKEY DRIFT [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2018-03-26
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Underground Mining
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- monkey drift
1, record 1, English, monkey%20drift
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A small drift driven in for prospecting purposes, or a cross-cut driven to an airway above the gangway. 1, record 1, English, - monkey%20drift
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The word "monkey" prefixed to a technical term means small, thus: monkey chute, a small chute; monkey drift, a small drift, usually driven in for prospecting purposes. 1, record 1, English, - monkey%20drift
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Exploitation minière souterraine
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- galerie chassante
1, record 1, French, galerie%20chassante
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- galerie de chassage 2, record 1, French, galerie%20de%20chassage
correct, feminine noun
- chassage 3, record 1, French, chassage
masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] dans l'industrie minière, «monkey» précédant un terme technique signifie petit. Un «monkey drift» est donc une galerie chassante (c'est-à-dire qui s'éloigne de la galerie principale) utilisée pour la prospection minière. 4, record 1, French, - galerie%20chassante
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Les mineurs d'extraction et de préparation, mines souterraines, peuvent [...] manœuvrer des bennes minières, des chargeuses-transporteuses ou des chargeuses mécaniques afin de charger et transporter le minerai des galeries horizontales, des galeries chassantes et des passages verticaux jusqu'aux cheminées à minerai. 5, record 1, French, - galerie%20chassante
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 CONT
Découvrez les bouveaux, les chassages, la taille, le charbon, le bruit des machines, le travail des hommes : vivez le temps d'une visite, l'univers à la fois dur et passionnant de nos «houyeux». 6, record 1, French, - galerie%20chassante
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 PHR
mine à galeries chassantes 7, record 1, French, - galerie%20chassante
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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