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13:45 Nov 2, 2003 |
Spanish to English translations [PRO] Tech/Engineering | |||||||
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4 | running on rails |
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4 | rolling on rails |
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4 | sliding on rails |
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running on rails Explanation: this is the meaning, maybe there is a more poetic way of saying it, regards Lesley -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 53 mins (2003-11-02 14:38:50 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- or running over rails |
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rolling on rails Explanation: "Crane industry ... LOAD-OUT OPERATION: Loading, roll-on (rolling-on rails using two trailers for pushing).Discharging, roll-off (rolling-on rails using two winches for pulling)..." www.dockwise.com/projects/crane/reggiane_cranes.html - 9k - Cached - "###Case Studies### ...The rail vehicles are interconnected by hinge joints and pulled by a locomotive in a train. The rail wheelset is primarily a double cone rolling on rails..." www.symbols2000.com/casestudy.htm - 32k - Cached - Similar pages "Hill Trains of India, Hill Railways of India, Indian Railways, of Calcutta. Rolling on rails only 0.6096 m apart, these Tom Thumb carriages trail precariously behind Stephenson's Rocket. One..." www.touristplacesinindia.com/luxury-trains/ hill-trains.html |
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sliding on rails Explanation: it does say deslizamiento rather than rodamiento, so although rolling would be good for wheels, perhaps they do actually mean sliding here (which is what deslizamiento means) See Google refs, it's not impossible. Reference: http://www.google.com/search?num=20&hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&oe=UT... |
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