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HOISTING STRING [3 records]

Record 1 1998-05-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Oil Drilling
DEF

To string a wire-rope drilling line through the sheaves of the traveling and crown blocks to the hoisting drum.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Forage des puits de pétrole

Spanish

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Record 2 1987-08-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • General Vocabulary
  • Boring and Drilling (Mines)
DEF

The process of withdrawing or hoisting the drill string or tools from a borehole.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Vocabulaire général
  • Sondage et forage miniers
DEF

(...) sortie des tiges du trou de sonde, lors du démontage de la colonne.

Spanish

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Record 3 1976-06-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Sports Equipment and Accessories
  • Archery

French

Domaine(s)
  • Équipement et accessoires de sport
  • Tir à l'arc

Spanish

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