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DIESEL JUMBO [1 record]

Record 1 2005-09-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mining Equipment and Tools
OBS

[Jumbos] can be crawler, rubber-tire or rail-mounted, and can be propelled by air, electric, hydraulic or diesel motor.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Outillage et équipement (Exploitation minière)
OBS

La méthode conventionnelle comporte la foration de trous de mine effectuée au moyen de machines appelées jumbos et l'emploi d'explosifs nitrate-fuel ou oxygène liquide pour l'abattage proprement dit.

OBS

On écrirait mieux «diésel».

OBS

diésel : Cette graphie, puisée des Rectifications de l'orthographe recommandées par le Conseil supérieur de la langue française, est attestée dans le Petit Robert (2004).

Spanish

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