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20:49 Nov 18, 2001 |
German to English translations [PRO] Tech/Engineering | |||||
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5 | electrical lockout location |
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4 | cutoff facility |
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4 | shut off / cutoff device |
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4 | isolating valve |
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cutoff facility Explanation: Möglichkeit is of course possibility. But I don't think you need to use the word in this context. |
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shut off / cutoff device Explanation: Absperrklappe f BAU flap, FERTIG Kunststoffinstallationen butterfly valve, HEIZ & KÄLTE butterfly damper, MASCHINEN, WASSERVERSORG shut-off valve Absperrvorrichtung f HEIZ & KÄLTE gegen Brandübertragung barrier, HYDRAUL Dampfzufuhr cutoff device, KER & GLAS shut-off Routledge |
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electrical lockout location Explanation: hazardous (electric, pneumatic, hydraulic, etc) energies are controlled with lockouts. |
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isolating valve Explanation: This is again nuclear engineering terminology; leaks cannot be shut off, they can merely be isolated. I hate to say this, but the accepted answer is actually wrong. |
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