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MUCK-SHIFTING PLANT [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2000-10-25
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Construction Site Equipment
- Earthmoving
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- earthmover
1, record 1, English, earthmover
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- earth-mover 2, record 1, English, earth%2Dmover
correct
- earth-moving plant 3, record 1, English, earth%2Dmoving%20plant
correct
- earthmoving plant 2, record 1, English, earthmoving%20plant
correct
- muck-shifting plant 4, record 1, English, muck%2Dshifting%20plant
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
(earth-moving plant) A vast variety of construction equipment, which includes various forms of dozers, excavators, scrapers, scarifiers, and graders. Oversize pneumatic tires, diesel engines, and hydraulic or compressed air servo devices have contributed greatly to advanced designs in this field. 5, record 1, English, - earthmover
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 DEF
(Earthmover) Any of a variety of construction machines designed to move or transport earth. Earthmovers include heavy-duty trucks with high-sided dump bodies, self-propelled or towed scrapers, wagons, and bulldozers. 1, record 1, English, - earthmover
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
earth-moving plant or muck-shifting plant, machinery such as bowl scrapers, dozers, dumpers, excavators, graders, loading shovels. 4, record 1, English, - earthmover
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Matériel de chantier
- Terrassement
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- engin de terrassement
1, record 1, French, engin%20de%20terrassement
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- machine de terrassement 2, record 1, French, machine%20de%20terrassement
correct, feminine noun
- véhicule de terrassement 3, record 1, French, v%C3%A9hicule%20de%20terrassement
masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] choix des engins de terrassement [...] Suivant leurs fonctions, les équipements peuvent être destinés à la fouille, à la charge, au transport, à la décharge, à l'étalement et au cylindrage. 1, record 1, French, - engin%20de%20terrassement
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
L'une des particularités des machines de terrassement est leur emploi intermittent. 2, record 1, French, - engin%20de%20terrassement
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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