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HOISTMAN [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2017-10-31
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Occupation Names (General)
- Mining Operations
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- hoistman
1, record 1, English, hoistman
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- hoistwoman 2, record 1, English, hoistwoman
correct
- hoist engineer 3, record 1, English, hoist%20engineer
correct
- hoisting engineer 3, record 1, English, hoisting%20engineer
correct
- hoist engineman 3, record 1, English, hoist%20engineman
correct
- hoisting engineman 3, record 1, English, hoisting%20engineman
correct
- hoist operator 1, record 1, English, hoist%20operator
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
In mining, one who operates steam or electric hoisting machinery used to lower cages (elevators) and skips (large, metal boxlike containers) into a mine and to raise them to the surface from different levels. 3, record 1, English, - hoistman
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
hoist: A power-driven windlass for raising ore, rock, or other material from a mine and for lowering or raising men and material. 3, record 1, English, - hoistman
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Désignations des emplois (Généralités)
- Exploitation minière
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- conducteur de treuil
1, record 1, French, conducteur%20de%20treuil
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- manœuvre aux treuils 1, record 1, French, man%26oelig%3Buvre%20aux%20treuils
correct, masculine noun
- opérateur de treuil 2, record 1, French, op%C3%A9rateur%20de%20treuil
correct, masculine noun
- opératrice de treuil 2, record 1, French, op%C3%A9ratrice%20de%20treuil
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Ouvrier qui assure, dans une mine, la conduite d'un treuil. 1, record 1, French, - conducteur%20de%20treuil
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Dans les treuils à moteur, la vapeur, qui était souvent utilisée autrefois, a pratiquement disparu. On utilise soit le moteur à explosion, [...] soit, le plus souvent, le moteur électrique [...] 3, record 1, French, - conducteur%20de%20treuil
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Les différences qui justifient les dénominations de «treuil» et de «palans» deviennent parfois [...] infimes [...] Actuellement, on distingue assez arbitrairement ces outils de levage. 4, record 1, French, - conducteur%20de%20treuil
Record 1, Key term(s)
- conductrice de treuil
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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