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BACKUP TONGS [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2001-03-15
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Equipment (Oil and Natural Gas Extraction)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- backup tongs
1, record 1, English, backup%20tongs
correct, see observation, plural
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- back-up tongs 2, record 1, English, back%2Dup%20tongs
correct, see observation, plural
- backups 3, record 1, English, backups
see observation, noun, plural
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The tongs used to back up the drill pipe as it is being made up or taken out of the drill stem. 4, record 1, English, - backup%20tongs
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
backup tongs; back-up tongs; backups: terms rarely used in the singular (backup tong; back-up tong; backup). 5, record 1, English, - backup%20tongs
Record 1, Key term(s)
- backup tong
- back-up tong
- backup
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Outillage (Extraction du pétrole et du gaz)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- clés de dévissage
1, record 1, French, cl%C3%A9s%20de%20d%C3%A9vissage
see observation, feminine noun, plural
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- clés de blocage 2, record 1, French, cl%C3%A9s%20de%20blocage
see observation, feminine noun, plural
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Clés employées pour assembler ou séparer les tiges de forage, les unes serrant la tige la plus basse et les autres la tige la plus haute. 3, record 1, French, - cl%C3%A9s%20de%20d%C3%A9vissage
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
clés de dévissage; clés de blocage : termes rarement utilisés au singulier (clé de dévissage; clé de blocage). 4, record 1, French, - cl%C3%A9s%20de%20d%C3%A9vissage
Record 1, Key term(s)
- clé de blocage
- clé de dévissage
- clefs de dévissage
- clef de dévissage
- clefs de blocage
- clef de blocage
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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