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RAKING SHORE [1 record]

Record 1 2011-06-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Supports and Reinforcement (Construction)
DEF

An inclined support structure.

CONT

Shore. A temporary support to a building structure; either sloping (raking shore), horizontal (flying shore), or vertical (dead shore).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Étayage et consolidation (Construction)
DEF

Forte pièce de bois disposée comme un étai oblique pour contrebuter un mur ou une poussée latérale.

OBS

contrefiche : 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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