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French translation: noeud de cordeau détonant

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English term or phrase:	demolition knot
French translation:	noeud de cordeau détonant
Entered by:	lefoque

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02:00 Dec 5, 2011

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English term or phrase: demolition knot

The context is military so this is a knot used in the field during military operations. Seems pretty straightforward but I want to be sure about the term used.

lefoque KudoZ activity Questions: 71 (none open) (1 closed without grading) Answers: 514 United States
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noeud de cordeau détonant

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Sylvie Chartier
Canada
Local time: 06:23

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noeud de cordeau détonant

Sylvie Chartier

noeud pour cordon explosif

FX Fraipont

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4 hrs confidence:

noeud pour cordon explosif

Explanation:
utilisé pour dispositifs de destruction

"http://forums.gunbroker.com/post.asp?method=Reply&TOPIC_ID.....
He jokingly admitted the only special knot he knew how to tie "was a Demolition Knot (special knot used to join 2 lengths of detonating cord) ...

FX Fraipont
Belgium
Local time: 12:23
Native speaker of:

French
PRO pts in category: 160

9 hrs confidence:

peer agreement (net): +2

noeud de cordeau détonant

Explanation:
326. Les raccordements de cordeaux détonants.
POUR PROLONGER UN CORDEAU TROP COURT PAR UN SECONDCORDEAU, ON RACCORDE CEUX-CI PAR L’UN DES PROCÉDÉS SUIVANTS :

MOYENS Jonction avec unautre cordeau détonant :branchement direct
PROCÉDÉS Noeud droit

Reference: http://www.scribd.com/doc/31417304/33/AMORCAGE-DES-CHARGES-E...
Reference: http://www.scribd.com/doc/31417304/33/AMORCAGE-DES-CHARGES-E...

Sylvie Chartier
Canada
Local time: 06:23
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

French
PRO pts in category: 8

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Thanks for the assistance.

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Asker: Thanks for the assist. I would have thought it couldn't be that straightforward but sometimes it is.

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