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GEARING UP [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2006-01-11
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Stationary Hoisting Apparatus
- Farm Equipment
- Milling and Cereal Industries
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- sack hoist
1, record 1, English, sack%20hoist
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- sack-hoist 2, record 1, English, sack%2Dhoist
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[A] device for lifting sacks of grain up the mill on a chain. 3, record 1, English, - sack%20hoist
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Corn to be ground is first hoisted up to the top of the mill by a sack hoist, the drive for which may be by gearing from the brake-wheel, by belt from the wind-shaft or in other ways. 4, record 1, English, - sack%20hoist
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
The drive is taken down through the mill by means of an upright shaft ... from which the drive for the stones, the sack-hoist ... and any auxiliary machinery is taken. 4, record 1, English, - sack%20hoist
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 CONT
With a combination of fantail, patent sails, governor, and the wind-powered sack-hoist, the windmill may be said to have been the first automatic factory. 5, record 1, English, - sack%20hoist
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Appareils de levage fixes
- Matériel agricole
- Minoterie et céréales
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- monte-sacs
1, record 1, French, monte%2Dsacs
correct, see observation, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- monte-sac 2, record 1, French, monte%2Dsac
correct, see observation, masculine noun
- tire-sac 3, record 1, French, tire%2Dsac
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Appareil de levage qui, dans les docks, les usines, ou dans les minoteries, sert à hisser des sacs aux étages. 4, record 1, French, - monte%2Dsacs
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Certains écrivent au singulier «un monte-sacs». 5, record 1, French, - monte%2Dsacs
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Pluriel : des tire-sacs. 6, record 1, French, - monte%2Dsacs
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
Pluriel : des monte-sacs. 7, record 1, French, - monte%2Dsacs
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 4 OBS
monte-sac (sing.); monte-sacs (pl.) : Ces graphies, puisées des Rectifications de l'orthographe recommandées par le Conseil supérieur de la langue française, sont attestées dans le Petit Robert (2004). 8, record 1, French, - monte%2Dsacs
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Aparatos de levantamiento fijos
- Maquinaria agrícola
- Molinería y cereales
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- montasacos
1, record 1, Spanish, montasacos
masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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