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fish tail [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2001-06-06
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Mining Equipment and Tools
- Boring and Drilling (Mines)
- Equipment (Oil and Natural Gas Extraction)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- fishtail bit
1, record 1, English, fishtail%20bit
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- fish-tail bit 2, record 1, English, fish%2Dtail%20bit
correct
- fish tail bit 3, record 1, English, fish%20tail%20bit
correct
- fish tail 4, record 1, English, fish%20tail
correct
- drag bit 5, record 1, English, drag%20bit
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A rotary bit used to drill soft formations. The blade is flattened and divided, the divided ends curving away from the direction of rotation. It resembles a fishtail. 5, record 1, English, - fishtail%20bit
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 DEF
A bit usually employed in the rotary system of drilling. It is used for drilling in soft strata, such as sand and clay. 3, record 1, English, - fishtail%20bit
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Fish-tail bit is generally used for drilling through overburden or soft formations free of boulders. 6, record 1, English, - fishtail%20bit
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Although obsolete, some fishtail bits are still used. 7, record 1, English, - fishtail%20bit
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
This bit was first used when the rotary system of drilling was developed about 1900 and is still useful in drilling soft formations in which there is adequate fluid flow. 7, record 1, English, - fishtail%20bit
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Outillage et équipement (Exploitation minière)
- Sondage et forage miniers
- Outillage (Extraction du pétrole et du gaz)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- outil bilame
1, record 1, French, outil%20bilame
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- trépan à deux lames 2, record 1, French, tr%C3%A9pan%20%C3%A0%20deux%20lames
correct, masculine noun
- trépan en queue de poisson 1, record 1, French, tr%C3%A9pan%20en%20queue%20de%20poisson
correct, masculine noun
- trépan à lames amovibles 3, record 1, French, tr%C3%A9pan%20%C3%A0%20lames%20amovibles
correct, masculine noun
- queue de poisson 4, record 1, French, queue%20de%20poisson
correct, feminine noun
- fish-tail 5, record 1, French, fish%2Dtail
masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Trépan en forme de queue de poisson. 4, record 1, French, - outil%20bilame
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le plus connu et le plus simple est le trépan à deux lames ou fish-tail [...]. Comme son nom l'indique, il affecte la forme d'une queue de poisson. 5, record 1, French, - outil%20bilame
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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