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BARRENA [3 records]

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Record 1 2011-05-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Tunnels, Overpasses and Bridges
  • Ground-Drilling Facilities (Mining)
  • Construction Site Equipment
DEF

A cutting device attached to, or part of, a drill rod or string to bore or penetrate rocks.

CONT

Drill steel. In rock drilling, the round or hexagonal steel bar (not less than 18 mm across the flats) which enters the hole in the rock. It has a drill bit forged or screwed on to its end.

CONT

The drill bit is a short section screwed onto shaft at varying lengths up to 48 inches and may be tipped with very hard material.

OBS

When the bit is not part of the drill itself, it is called "detachable bit", "knock-off bit", or "rip bit."

PHR

Raise borer.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tunnels, viaducs et ponts
  • Installations de forage minier
  • Matériel de chantier
DEF

Instrument en acier à pointe biseautée utilisé en terrassement pour le forage des trous d'explosifs ou dans le forage minier pour le creusage de trous de mine.

CONT

Le forage des trous de mine [...] s'effectue [...] au moyen des marteaux perforateurs pneumatiques à avancement automatique équipés de fleurets à taillants.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Túneles, viaductos y puentes
  • Instalaciones de perforación minera
  • Equipos de construcción
DEF

Instrumento de filo cortante y giratorio con que se taladran los metales, la madera y otras materias sólidas.

CONT

Para sondar y abrir barrenos, se usan varias clases de barrenas o sondas de mano giratorias (barrenas ordinarias, de cuchara y de saco) y de percusión (de sección llena, helicoidales o huecas, por cuyo taladro se inyecta aire comprimido o agua para arrastrar el polvo arrancado a la roca). Su boca puede tener filo simple o doble, o bien en forma de corona, de cruz o de zeta.

OBS

Los términos "barreno" y "taladro" son polisémicos dentro del mismo campo. "Barreno" puede significar tanto el instrumento de filo cortante como el agujero que se taladra con él. "Taladro", a su vez, puede hacer referencia al instrumento filoso, al aparato en el que se coloca dicho instrumento y al agujero que deja.

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Record 2 2009-09-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Aircraft Maneuvers
DEF

A prolonged stall in which an airplane rotates about its center of gravity while it descends, usually with its nose well down.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Manœuvres d'aéronefs
DEF

Mouvement d'un avion en perte de vitesse, qui descend (accident, acrobatie aérienne) en tournant sur lui-même.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Maniobras de las aeronaves
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Record 3 2003-11-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Winemaking
DEF

A tool used to drill small holes in casks.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Industrie vinicole
DEF

Sorte de vrille en acier pour percer des trous dans les fûts.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Industria vinícola
CONT

La barrena de mano, provista de una manija, tiene una punta cónica que se enrosca y penetra en la madera, seguida de una parte más ancha cuyo filo corta las fibras y forma el taladro cilíndrico.

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