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STANDOFF [3 records]

Record 1 2022-10-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Translation (General)
DEF

A situation in which further action or progress is impossible.

PHR

standoff with authorities, standoff with police

Key term(s)
  • dead-lock

French

Domaine(s)
  • Traduction (Généralités)
PHR

impasse dans les négociations

Spanish

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Record 2 2000-08-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Oil Drilling
DEF

The distance a jet or bullet must travel in the wellbore before encountering the wall of the hole in perforating.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Forage des puits de pétrole
DEF

[Distance] de l'outil de forage aux parois du trou.

Spanish

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Record 3 2000-02-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Oil Drilling
  • Boring and Drilling (Mines)
  • Geological Research and Exploration
DEF

... the number of threads or distance beyond the coupling or gauge in casing.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Forage des puits de pétrole
  • Sondage et forage miniers
  • Recherches et prospections géologiques
DEF

Longueur de filetage mâle, qui dépasse du filetage femelle après vissage à fond, dans le calibrage du filetage des joints de tiges.

Spanish

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