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Record 1 1999-11-26

English

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

Any block on a spar-tree (or equivalent), through which the main line is reeved.

OBS

Formerly, when butt riggings were smaller, only a block having a throat that could pass them was termed a bull block.

Key term(s)
  • main line block

French

Domaine(s)
  • Transport du bois
  • Exploitation forestière
  • Transporteurs aériens sur câbles
DEF

Poulie fixée à un arbre-pylône, et qui guide le câble tracteur principal, à la station d'arrivée.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Transporte de la madera
  • Explotación forestal
  • Transportadores aéreos por cable
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