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HOLING [4 records]

Record 1 2024-02-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mining Wastes
  • Lignite, Graphite and Coal Mining
DEF

Holing dirt or small coal made by kirving with a coal-cutting machine.

OBS

cuttings; holings; scuffings: terms rarely used in the singular (cutting; holing; scuffing).

Key term(s)
  • cutting
  • holing
  • scuffing

French

Domaine(s)
  • Déchets miniers
  • Exploit. de charbons fossiles autres que la tourbe
DEF

Menus de havage.

DEF

Déblais issus du forage.

OBS

Étymologie: de «haver».

OBS

havrits : terme rarement utilisé au singulier (havrit).

Key term(s)
  • havrit

Spanish

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Record 2 1998-08-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mine Passages
DEF

The meeting of two roadways driven expressly to intersect each other.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Galeries et soles (Mines)
DEF

Ouvrage souterrain venant aboutir dans un autre.

Spanish

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Record 3 1998-08-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mine Passages
DEF

Cutting.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Galeries et soles (Mines)
DEF

Coupure entamant la masse d'un corps et y enlevant une partie de la matière, ce qui provoque un évidement.

Spanish

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Record 4 1998-08-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Preparatory Mining Work

French

Domaine(s)
  • Travaux préparatoires (Exploitation minière)
DEF

Ensemble des opérations de creusement des trous de mine, en principe avec une foreuse à percussion.

Spanish

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