faldón
English translation: skirt
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|  Selected response from: Alvin Adams, Jr (X) Local time: 09:17 | ||||||
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| na | "skirt" |
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| na | SKIRTING |
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| na | skirt |
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| na | faldon |
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"skirt" Explanation: This simple term is OK and widely used. |
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SKIRTING Explanation: Skirting is the term normally used in technical jargon. |
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skirt Explanation: The skirt of a pressure vessel is a truncated cone or cylinder of metal welded to the bottom head of the vessel. It has a flange at the bottom for the anchor bolts. Its purpose is to provide structural support for the vessel. See the Pressure Vessel Handbook or ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code, Section VIII. |
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faldon Explanation: The word itself means "hanging drapery". Based on the paragraph I would take it to mean that fire retardent cloth would be placed over the mtealic structures to protect them. CASSELL'S SPANISH-ENGLISH/ENGLISH-SPANISH DICTIONARY |
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