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WOODEN POLE [1 record]

Record 1 2003-09-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Natural Construction Materials
  • Structural Framework
DEF

A long, slender, and more or less cylindrical and tapering piece of wood [which is used] for scaffolding and ... other purposes.

DEF

A long, slender, tapering piece of wood; a pale, prop, stake, or stay.

OBS

A pole can also be, although rarely, a piece of metal.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Matériaux de construction naturels
  • Charpentes
DEF

Longue barre de bois de section circulaire, utilisée surtout dans les échafaudages (écoperches, échasses, moises), les étaiements et les blindages.

CONT

Détails du bâtiment. [Dans l'illustration A], on discerne bien les gaulons, ces perches de plaine, de bouleau ou d'épinette qui reposent sur les chevrons et sur lesquelles on étendra un rang de paille entre 4 et 6 pouces d'épaisseur.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Materiales de construcción naturales
  • Estructuras (Construcción)
DEF

Madero largo de sección circular con circunferencia más bien pequeña, con un diámetro de unas 12 pulgadas o menos (30 cm.).

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