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MAIN SILL [4 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2008-07-23
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Ground Equipment (Airports)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- hi-lift vehicle 1, record 1, English, hi%2Dlift%20vehicle
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- high-lift truck 2, record 1, English, high%2Dlift%20truck
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Hi-lifts must be positioned 90 degrees to the aircraft door sill, not the main fuselage line. 3, record 1, English, - hi%2Dlift%20vehicle
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A ground support machinery of an airport. 4, record 1, English, - hi%2Dlift%20vehicle
Record 1, Key term(s)
- high lift truck
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Matériel de piste (Aéroports)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- camion élévateur
1, record 1, French, camion%20%C3%A9l%C3%A9vateur
masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2003-10-01
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- leucocratic gabbro-dolerite
1, record 2, English, leucocratic%20gabbro%2Ddolerite
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
A typical intrusion consists of a highly differentiated main sill that passes from olivine-bearing, melanocratic gabbro-dolerites near the base upward through the succession of mafic units... to leucocratic gabbro-dolerites near the top. 1, record 2, English, - leucocratic%20gabbro%2Ddolerite
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- gabbro-dolérite leucocrate
1, record 2, French, gabbro%2Ddol%C3%A9rite%20leucocrate
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Une intrusion typique est constituée en grande partie d'un filon-couche très différencié qui se compose à la base de gabbro-dolérite à olivine mélanocrate et au sommet de gabbro-dolérite leucocrate; entre ces deux termes on peut observer toute la succession d'unités mafiques [...] 1, record 2, French, - gabbro%2Ddol%C3%A9rite%20leucocrate
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2003-10-01
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- melanocratic gabbro-dolerite
1, record 3, English, melanocratic%20gabbro%2Ddolerite
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
A typical intrusion consists of a highly differentiated main sill that passes from olivine-bearing, melanocratic gabbro-dolerites near the base upward through the succession of mafic units... to leucocratic gabbro-dolerites near the top. 1, record 3, English, - melanocratic%20gabbro%2Ddolerite
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- gabbro-dolérite mélanocrate
1, record 3, French, gabbro%2Ddol%C3%A9rite%20m%C3%A9lanocrate
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Une intrusion typique est constituée en grande partie d'un filon-couche très différencié qui se compose à la base de gabbro-dolérite à olivine mélanocrate et au sommet de gabbro-dolérite leucocrate; entre ces deux termes on peut observer toute la succession d'unités mafiques [...] 1, record 3, French, - gabbro%2Ddol%C3%A9rite%20m%C3%A9lanocrate
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2000-02-09
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Equipment (Oil and Natural Gas Extraction)
- Boring and Drilling (Mines)
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- nose sill
1, record 4, English, nose%20sill
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A short piece of timber placed beneath the end of the main sill of a standard rig front. 1, record 4, English, - nose%20sill
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Outillage (Extraction du pétrole et du gaz)
- Sondage et forage miniers
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- traverse d'extrémité
1, record 4, French, traverse%20d%27extr%C3%A9mit%C3%A9
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Traverse [...] placée sous les semelles de fondation. 1, record 4, French, - traverse%20d%27extr%C3%A9mit%C3%A9
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
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