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ROADHEADER [1 record]

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Record 1 2010-03-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mining Equipment and Tools
DEF

A mobile cutting and loading machine with fixed or telescopic boom carrying a rotary cutting head which excavates the full cross-section of the roadway. [Definition standardized by BSI.]

OBS

roadheader: term standardized by the British Standards Institution (BSI).

Key term(s)
  • road heading machine
  • road-heading machine

French

Domaine(s)
  • Outillage et équipement (Exploitation minière)
CONT

Carmaux accueillera une partie des mineurs de Decazeville. Ses tailles à soutènement marchant, le développement d'une machine de traçage à attaque ponctuelle d'origine autrichienne bien adaptée aux veines épaisses [...] assureront l'avenir de cette mine du Tarn jusqu'à épuisement de ses réserves.

Spanish

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