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Record 1 2000-01-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Transport of Wood
  • Forestry Operations
DEF

A skidding road on which poles (i.e. skids) are placed zig-zag across the road, the angle between adjacent ones being ca. 60°.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Transport du bois
  • Exploitation forestière
CONT

chemin de traînage : Tout itinéraire, plus ou moins préparé, où l'on traîne (ou descend) les grumes ou le bois en général, par un moyen quelconque. [...] (1) lorsqu'il s'agissait principalement de traction animale les chemins de traînage étaient souvent aménagés à l'aide de rondins disposés à intervalles plus ou moins grands et réguliers, d'où le terme de chemins bachonnés (= chemins de bachons), les rondins pouvant être disposés soit transversalement soit en zig-zag [...]

Spanish

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