22:48 Dec 14, 2016 |
Spanish to English translations [PRO] Tech/Engineering - Construction / Civil Engineering | |||||||
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4 +1 | excavation advance |
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4 | round of excavation |
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4 | stretch of excavation |
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excavation advance Explanation: I understand it to refer to the advance of a tunnel presumably using drilling and blasting. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/242325092_Estimation_Model_for_Advance_Rate_in_Drill_and_Blast_Tunnelling |
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pase de excavación round of excavation Explanation: Would be my take... Reference: http://tinyurl.com/jcadyd3 |
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stretch of excavation Explanation: The first thing I thought of was "stretch" (a continuous area of land)... -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 10 hrs (2016-12-15 09:02:20 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- It also refers to time, so can be comfortably used as a synonym of "phase/stage/section"... -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 10 hrs (2016-12-15 09:03:14 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- https://www.yelp.com/biz_photos/northwest-drain-station-roya... Example sentence(s):
Reference: http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/local/oldham/2015/02/06/w... Reference: http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/stretch |
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