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STEEL PICKET HOLDFAST [1 record]

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Record 1 2000-07-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Field Engineering (Military)
  • Construction Sites
DEF

An improvised anchorage system consisting of steel pickets driven into the ground used to secure guide lines by weaving rope in a Figure 8 fashion in between the pickets.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Génie (Militaire)
  • Chantiers de construction
DEF

Système d'ancrage improvisé constitué de piquets d'acier qu'on fiche dans le sol et dans les anneaux desquels on fait passer des cordages par un tressage en «8».

OBS

ancrage à piquets : terme et définition uniformisés par le Groupe de travail de terminologie du génie.

Spanish

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