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BALE RING [1 record]

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Record 1 2011-08-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Sports Equipment and Accessories
  • Variety Shows and Circuses
DEF

[A large] steel ring encircling a centre pole, on which the tent is attached and hoisted up.

CONT

Around the bottom of each centre pole is a metal ring - a bale ring - which is attached to the top of the pole with a pulley. The canvas is then fastened around each bale ring, and then hoisted up using the pulleys on the centre poles.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Équipement et accessoires de sport
  • Spectacles de variétés et Cirque
CONT

Puis les quatre drisses sont accrochées à un énorme anneau au sommet d'un cône rouge écarlate. Au pied de chaque mât, au moins deux hommes s'affairent maintenant à lever et à abaisser un tube enfoncé dans un cabestan. On entend les cliquets [...] Le cône rouge s'élève lentement au milieu des quatre mâts, suivi des panneaux de toile aux secteurs rouges et blancs.

Spanish

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