refoulement
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|  Selected response from: Charlotte Allen United Kingdom Local time: 07:33 | ||||||
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| 3 | return rail/wall |
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| 3 | what sort of building? |
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| 2 +1 | See comment |
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| 1 | backing wall |
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backing wall Explanation: guess based on Robert&Collins |
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return rail/wall Explanation: sic |
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what sort of building? Explanation: "Refoulement" is most easily associated with pumps, so I'm wondering if this is not a pumphouse in a sewage treatment plant, industrial plant, etc. In which case it might be the "delivery side wall", i.e. the wall on the discharge side of the pump. Otherwise it is possible that "refoulement" refers to the "eclipsage" or "sliding out of the way" of the door, what happens to it when it is opened. It appears to consist of several panels which, as they slide to the side, are "stacked" one in front of the other (by means of the "aiguillage") against the portion of wall which is necessarily reserved for this purpose (nothing can be built against it) and is referred to as the "mur de refoulement". "Door storage wall", or something along those lines? -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 43 mins (2004-12-03 12:06:09 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Retraction wall??? |
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peer agreement (net): +1See comment Explanation: Doesn't it just mean the wall along the top of the sliding door? I.e. the wall where the mechanism for folding back the door would be attached - see the picture of the garage for an idea of what I'm getting at. It sounds to me like this door slides (or, actually, folds in on itself in a fan shape) laterally rather than vertically, in which case the mechanism for this would run along the top bit of wall. Reference: http://www.portail-land.fr/htfr/0001.htm |
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