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rail clamp [2 records]

Record 1 2015-08-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Cranes (Hoisting and Lifting)
  • Gantry and Travelling Cranes
DEF

A device which can be tightened to the rail to prevent a rail-mounted crane being blown along the track when not in use.

OBS

rail clamp: term and definition standardized by ISO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Grues (Levage)
  • Ponts roulants et portiques (Levage)
DEF

Dispositif qui peut être serré sur le rail pour prévenir les déplacements, sous l'effet du vent, d'une grue le long de la voie de roulement, la grue étant hors service.

OBS

dispositif d'ancrage sur rail : terme et définition normalisés par l'ISO.

Spanish

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Record 2 2012-01-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Railroad Maintenance

French

Domaine(s)
  • Entretien (Équipement ferroviaire)
OBS

tenaille à rails; tenaille à rail : termes habituellement employés au pluriel (tenailles à rails, tenailles à rail).

Key term(s)
  • tenailles à rails
  • tenailles à rail
  • pince à rail

Spanish

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