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HOT DUMP [1 record]

Record 1 1998-06-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Metallurgy - General
DEF

A dumping place fot the shell or cone that forms in a slag pot.

OBS

Compare "mine dump" and "ore dump."

Key term(s)
  • slag pit

French

Domaine(s)
  • Métallurgie générale
DEF

Amoncellement des déchets, scories et résidus divers d'une usine métallurgique.

OBS

Le mot halde s'emploie pour les mines métalliques et le mot terril pour les déchets miniers.

Spanish

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