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sheer-legs

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EKI terminibaas Esterm

ID 719499 Last modified 30.12.2004
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Domain Civil Engineering - Buildinginland waterway traffic
sheer-legs preferred
  • lihtne tõsteseade, kraana eelkäija. Koosnesid kahest pikast ülalt kokku seotud palgist, mida trossi abil hoiti kaldasendis ja mille tipust rippus alla tali. Sakse rakend. nt. mastide ja kliiverpoomi kohaletõstmiseks purjelaeva ehitamisel, tali lööpri pingutamiseks kasut. siis laeva ankrupeli.
  • a hoisting and loading device consisting of two poles secured together at the top, with a block and tackle, and spread apart at their feet, which when tilted can be used as a boom to raise loads
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sheer-legs preferred
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  • ... "floating equipment" means any floating structure carrying mechanical installations and intended for work on waterways or in ports (e.g. a dredger, elevator, sheer-legs or crane) ...
sheerlegs

Purjetamise terminibaas

ID 469706 Last modified 31.08.2023
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kolmjalg
shear-legs
sheer-legs

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