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CAP BLOCK [1 record]

Record 1 2001-03-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mining Operations
  • Wood Products
DEF

A square-sawn piece of timber set over a pit-prop (i.e. between prop and bar) with its grain to the roof ...

OBS

cap: term used in the Commonwealth.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Exploitation minière
  • Produits du bois
DEF

Pièce de bois équarri que l'on dispose au-dessus d'un étai de mine, soit entre l'étai et la bille, le fil parallèle au toit.

Spanish

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