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transillones

English translation: cross-ties

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Spanish term or phrase:transillones
English translation:cross-ties
Entered by: Ben Curtis

15:57 Jun 5, 2005
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Science - Botany
Spanish term or phrase: transillones
Should have entered this as a seperate entry earlier, still lost on this one, something to do with shoring up a tunnel, here's the context, and thanks: Excavación de una galería de avance en clave del túnel o galería, previa ejecución de los taladros de control del terreno por delante del frente, entibando con tablas, puntales enanos y transillones de madera, así como longarinas metálicas.
Ben Curtis
cross-ties
Explanation:
As in the earlier answer:
A BLACK TIE AFFAIRThe birth and growth of railways are built on foundations of wooden crossties. Three thousand ties to each mile of track are pressed, pounded and squeezed ...
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other than wooden. (number). (12). Treated wooden crossties. laid in addition (number). Switch and. bridge ties laid in. addition (board ft.) ...
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DRPADescription: Since PATCO's opening days, wooden cross ties have held the two metal ... SUBWAY EVACUATION & FIRE CONTROL PROTECTION Start Date: January 2001 ...
www.drpa.org/patco/patco_at_work.html - 24k - Cached - Similar pages
Frequently Asked Questions About The Chicago Tunnel CompanyThe underpasses for the Dearborn subway (built in the twilight years of the ... have crudely formed concrete and the rails were laid on wooden crossties. ...
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Maria
Local time: 15:47
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gracias.
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4 +2cross-ties
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cross-ties


Explanation:
As in the earlier answer:
A BLACK TIE AFFAIRThe birth and growth of railways are built on foundations of wooden crossties. Three thousand ties to each mile of track are pressed, pounded and squeezed ...
www.wcra.org/features/blacktie.htm - 8k - Cached - Similar pages


[PDF] COVER LAYOUT-sept/octFile Format: PDF/Adobe Acrobat - View as HTML
Your browser may not have a PDF reader available. Google recommends visiting our text version of this document.
other than wooden. (number). (12). Treated wooden crossties. laid in addition (number). Switch and. bridge ties laid in. addition (board ft.) ...
www.rta.org/pdf/CTSepOct01v3.pdf - Similar pages
DRPADescription: Since PATCO's opening days, wooden cross ties have held the two metal ... SUBWAY EVACUATION & FIRE CONTROL PROTECTION Start Date: January 2001 ...
www.drpa.org/patco/patco_at_work.html - 24k - Cached - Similar pages
Frequently Asked Questions About The Chicago Tunnel CompanyThe underpasses for the Dearborn subway (built in the twilight years of the ... have crudely formed concrete and the rails were laid on wooden crossties. ...
www.ameritech.net/users/pokeefe571


Maria
Local time: 15:47
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
gracias.

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agree  Muriel Vasconcellos
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