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CENTRE PIVOT [1 record]

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Record 1 1975-03-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Drainage and Irrigation (Agric.)
OBS

Two common units are the so-called centre pivot and the travelling sprinkler. The centre-pivot unit is anchored at the center of the long lateral (arm) with sprinklers mounted on it sweeps the field in a circle.

Key term(s)
  • center pivot

French

Domaine(s)
  • Drainage et irrigation (Agriculture)
OBS

[les arroseurs rotatifs] sont (...) constitués par une tuyère (...) munie de buses calibrées; la rotation de l'appareil est assurée par un bras situé (...) dans le jet principal ou secondaire.

OBS

Les petits arroseurs rotatifs (...) sont concurrencés par les arroseurs géants (...)

Spanish

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