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BUMP GRINDER [1 record]

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Record 1 2012-05-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Construction Site Equipment
  • Road Construction
  • Airport Runways and Areas
DEF

A machine equipped with diamond saws used to cut irregularities at the surface of a concrete or asphalt carriageway.

CONT

Heavy Building and Highway Construction ... Self-Propelled Bump Grinder on Concrete pavement ...

OBS

"... used to smooth or texture large poured surfaces or grind down bumps and lumps in poured surfaces"-

French

Domaine(s)
  • Matériel de chantier
  • Construction des voies de circulation
  • Pistes et aires d'aéroport
CONT

La victime est arrivé au QG à l'intérieur d'un sac poubelle dans un état déplorable interdisant toute autopsie approfondie. Ce qui est ressorti d'une étude rapide est que l'ensemble du corps (tissus et os) a été écrasé par une masse très importante, d'après les observateurs, un aplanisseur de route.

OBS

aplanir : Rendre plan, uni; enlever les aspérités d'une surface. Aplanir un chemin.

Key term(s)
  • aplanisseur

Spanish

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