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tipple [4 records]

Record 1 2003-04-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mining Equipment and Tools
  • Automated Materials Handling
DEF

A power-operated appliance for discharging the coal or mineral from a mine car.

OBS

It consists of a steel structure with a rail track to receive a mine car. On rotation, it discharges the material (usually) sideways on to a primary screen or bunker.

Key term(s)
  • car tippler
  • car tilter
  • rail wagon tipper

French

Domaine(s)
  • Outillage et équipement (Exploitation minière)
  • Manutention automatique
DEF

Appareil utilisé pour basculer les wagons, berlines, etc. et les vider du matériau qu'ils contiennent, généralement dans une trémie.

OBS

culbuteur de berlines : source : Glossaire - Syndicat des constructeurs de matériel de mines, Paris.

Key term(s)
  • culbuteur de wagon
  • transbordeur de wagons
  • culbuteur de wagonnets

Spanish

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Record 2 1976-06-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Translation
  • Regional Dialects and Expressions

French

Domaine(s)
  • Traduction
  • Régionalismes et usages particuliers
OBS

(LeRoy, Dictionnaire argot).

Spanish

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Record 3 1976-06-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Facilities and Equipment (Wood Industries)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Installations et équipement (Industr. du bois)

Spanish

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Record 4 1975-03-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Ore Extraction and Transport

French

Domaine(s)
  • Extraction et transport du minerai

Spanish

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