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GALERIE ALLONGEMENT [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2005-05-05
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Mine Passages
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- drift
1, record 1, English, drift
correct, noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- driftway 2, record 1, English, driftway
correct
- drift tunnel 3, record 1, English, drift%20tunnel
- drift stope 4, record 1, English, drift%20stope
- advance heading 4, record 1, English, advance%20heading
- development heading 4, record 1, English, development%20heading
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A horizontal opening in or near an ore body and parallel to the course of the vein or the long dimension of the ore body. 2, record 1, English, - drift
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A drift follows the vein, as distinguished from a crosscut, which intersects it, or a level or gallery, which may do either. 2, record 1, English, - drift
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Galeries et soles (Mines)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- galerie en direction
1, record 1, French, galerie%20en%20direction
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- galerie d'allongement 1, record 1, French, galerie%20d%27allongement
correct, feminine noun
- voie en direction 2, record 1, French, voie%20en%20direction
correct, feminine noun
- galerie d'avancement 3, record 1, French, galerie%20d%27avancement
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Galerie creusée en suivant la direction de la zone minéralisée. 4, record 1, French, - galerie%20en%20direction
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Une galerie en direction, ou galerie d'allongement, suit la ligne de niveau de la couche [...] 1, record 1, French, - galerie%20en%20direction
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
galerie: Passage souterrain utilisé pour l'exploitation d'une mine. 1, record 1, French, - galerie%20en%20direction
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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