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19:20 Feb 9, 2008 |
Spanish to English translations [PRO] Tech/Engineering - Petroleum Eng/Sci | |||||||
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| Selected response from: Andres Fekete Uruguay Local time: 12:45 | ||||||
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3 +3 | ballast |
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4 +1 | pipeline anchoring / pipeline stabilization |
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4 | concrete coating |
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ballast Explanation: Ballast Noun 1. Any heavy material used to stabilize a ship or airship. Verb 1. Make steady with a ballast. bal‧last / ˈbæləst / [uncountable] 1 heavy material that is carried by a ship to make it more steady in the water 2 material such as sand that is carried in a balloon so that it can be thrown out to make it rise 3 a layer of broken stones that a road or railway line is built on -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 1 hr (2008-02-09 20:55:00 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Estructura industrial, Ciencias de la tierra [COM] Ficha completa ES lastrado EN ballasting ballast |
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