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Record 1 - internal organization data 2016-10-26
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Cultivating and Tilling Equipment
- Tillage Operations (Agriculture)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- balance plough
1, record 1, English, balance%20plough
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... David Greig ... is credited with the development of the balance plough. ... Greig suggested a frame mounted as a "see-saw" carried on a two-wheeled axle, one side carrying the right-hand plough bodies and the other side the left-hand, thus enabling the plough to turn all the furrows in the same direction by alternating the bodies. 2, record 1, English, - balance%20plough
Record 1, Key term(s)
- balance plow
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Motoculteurs et motobineuses
- Travaux du sol (Agriculture)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- charrue balance
1, record 1, French, charrue%20balance
feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- charrue-balance 2, record 1, French, charrue%2Dbalance
feminine noun
- charrue à balance 3, record 1, French, charrue%20%C3%A0%20balance
feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le défoncement : il s'agit d'un labour très profond (70 - 80 cm) effectué à l'aide d'une charrue-balance. L'objectif principal est d'aérer, de décompacter le sol avant toute mise en valeur. 2, record 1, French, - charrue%20balance
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
C'est grâce à leurs tracteurs à chenilles, qui étaient impressionnants, et à la charrue à balance, que seule la force de gros bras pouvait remettre en place dans le sillon ouvert, qu'un grand nombre de champs de bois et de garrigues furent défrichés pour être mis en exploitation. 3, record 1, French, - charrue%20balance
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
charrue balance : terme extrait du «Glossaire de l’agriculture» et reproduit avec l’autorisation de l’Organisation de coopération et de développement économiques. 4, record 1, French, - charrue%20balance
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Motocultores y motobinadoras
- Labores de cultivo (Agricultura)
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- arado basculante
1, record 1, Spanish, arado%20basculante
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- arado de balancín 1, record 1, Spanish, arado%20de%20balanc%C3%ADn
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[Arado] de dos cuerpos en forma de V articulado por su base en el eje de las ruedas y que, al bascular sobre dicho eje, permite labrar en direcciones opuestas sin necesitar dar la vuelta. 1, record 1, Spanish, - arado%20basculante
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