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ROADWAY WALL [2 records]

Record 1 2010-08-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Underground Mining
DEF

The side of a level or drift.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Exploitation minière souterraine
DEF

[...] chacun des deux côtés [d'une] galerie.

CONT

La forme des galeries est en général celle d'un trapèze à coins arrondis. La partie supérieure est appelée le plafond, la partie inférieure la sole, les côtés latéraux les parements.

OBS

Ne pas confondre avec «éponte» qui s'applique plutôt au terrain stérile qui borde une couche ou un filon et qui le délimite.

Spanish

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Record 2 2010-07-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Underground Mining
  • Lignite, Graphite and Coal Mining
OBS

In the field of coal mining, the more general terms "roadway side" and "roadway wall" generally used to translate the French term "parement" are currently used for translating "mézière" and its variants.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Exploitation minière souterraine
  • Exploit. de charbons fossiles autres que la tourbe
DEF

Dans les houillères du Pas-de-Calais, paroi latérale d'une galerie.

Spanish

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