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MARTEAU-BECHE [2 records]

Record 1 2012-05-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Construction Site Equipment
DEF

Percussive tool fitted with a spade for digging clay, loam or peat.

OBS

spade and clay digger: terms standardized by ISO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Matériel de chantier
DEF

Outil à percussion muni d'un outil pelle utilisé pour travailler la glaise, l'argile ou la tourbe.

OBS

marteau bêche : terme normalisé par l'ISO.

Spanish

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Record 2 1975-03-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Construction Site Equipment
OBS

(...) materials which geologically may be correctly referred to as rocks are to be treated as soil under (...) this Bylaw. These (...) are: (...) any material which can be dug by hand with a shovel or a --

French

Domaine(s)
  • Matériel de chantier
OBS

spader: --.

Spanish

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