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CABRETTE [1 record]

Record 1 2002-01-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Forestry Operations
  • Facilities and Equipment (Wood Industries)
  • Transport of Wood
DEF

A tall standing tree, trimmed and topped, and generally braced with guy lines, near whose truncated top the skyline and other riggings are fastened in skyline- and high-lead cable logging.

OBS

Mobile steel spars (generally self-propelled and sometimes telescopic) or a wood mast or pole may serve the same purpose.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Exploitation forestière
  • Installations et équipement (Industr. du bois)
  • Transport du bois
DEF

Appui vertical, le plus souvent grand arbre élagué et étêté et généralement haubané, au sommet duquel sont arrimés les divers câbles d'un système de câble-grue ou de téléphérage relevé.

OBS

Des épars, ou mâts de bois, ou métalliques (souvent automobiles et télescopiques) peuvent remplir le même rôle.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Explotación forestal
  • Instalaciones y equipo (Industria maderera)
  • Transporte de la madera
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