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ryöstöt

English translation: backbreak

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Finnish term or phrase:ryöstöt
English translation:backbreak
Entered by: paul hacker

12:39 Jul 30, 2009
Finnish to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Mining & Minerals / Gems
Finnish term or phrase: ryöstöt
Miten määritellään kallion laadusta johtuvat ryöstöt pohjissa, reunoissa

something like ripping off?
paul hacker
United States
Local time: 19:18
backbreak
Explanation:
ryöstymä is the technical term for backbreak, here loosely described as ryöstöt. Backbreak is the broken up material resulting from mining.

Ryöstymassa = debris.
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Desmond O'Rourke
United States
Local time: 19:18
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backbreak


Explanation:
ryöstymä is the technical term for backbreak, here loosely described as ryöstöt. Backbreak is the broken up material resulting from mining.

Ryöstymassa = debris.


    Reference: http://www.teknologiateollisuus.fi/minisites/Sanasto/luokit_...
Desmond O'Rourke
United States
Local time: 19:18
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