chainage
German translation: je nach Kontext: brit. Längenmaß, Entfernungsmessung, Verbindung ...
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| 4 +1 | Entfernung (mit Hinweis) |
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| 4 | Entfernungsmessung |
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| 3 | Bestand an Ketten |
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Bestand an Ketten Explanation: Kettenlager, Kettenbestand - in this context, maybe... |
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36 mins confidence: peer agreement (net): +1
peer agreement (net): +1Entfernung (mit Hinweis) Explanation: It looks to me as if this is a BE term; it's used to this day on British Railways, for example, as a measurement. 80 chains in one mile. The chainage is the distance in chains.... -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 40 mins (2005-04-06 19:07:21 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Actually, it\'s used in Britain by the Highways Authority for road distances too... Environmental Statement for A2, Highways Agency ... Asymmetrical widening would continue to chainage 5800 (the west side of ... junction before asymmetrical widening would be resumed at chainage 7000. ... www.highways.gov.uk/roads/projects/a_roads/ a2/pepperhill_cobham/a2env/phase |
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Entfernungsmessung Explanation: mit Kette oder Band(maß) laut Langenscheidt Fachwörterbuch Architektur und Bauwesen. |
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