Glossary entry

French term or phrase:

attaque

English translation:

drive

Added to glossary by Marcus Malabad
Mar 4, 2001 15:00
23 yrs ago
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French term

attaque

French to English Tech/Engineering Mining & Minerals / Gems
Une section en fer a cheval est prevue. Compte tenu de la longueur modeste du tunnel voisine de 1100 m un creusement conventionel est prevu. Il pourra cependant faire l'objet d'une *attaque* a partir de chacune des extremites.

Counter-excavation from each end of the horseshoe-shaped tunnel?
Change log

May 15, 2005 16:23: Marcus Malabad changed "Term asked" from "attaque (mining term)" to "attaque " , "Field (specific)" from "(none)" to "Mining & Minerals / Gems"

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drive

In mining one "drives" a tunnel (producing a "drift"); one can also speak of "drifting".
"...conventional drifting is planned. However, one could consider a drive from both ends (of the horseshoe).......
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"connection" appears with regards to

pipelines.
Reference:

Cf., Larousse

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