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A large machine used to excavate tunnels with a circular cross section.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: TBM, tunneler
Antonyms: none provided
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
24 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Bengali:
টানেল বোরিং মেশিন
(ṭanel bōriṅ meśin)
— a large machine used to excavate tunnels with a circular cross section
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Bulgarian:
тунелопроби́вна маши́на
(tuneloprobívna mašína)
— a large machine used to excavate tunnels with a circular cross section
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Burmese:
ဥမင်တူးဖောက်စက်
(u.mangtu:hpaukcak)
— a large machine used to excavate tunnels with a circular cross section
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Catalan:
tuneladora
— a large machine used to excavate tunnels with a circular cross section
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Chinese Mandarin:
潛盾機 /潜盾机
(qiándùnjī)
— a large machine used to excavate tunnels with a circular cross section
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Chinese Mandarin:
盾構機 /盾构机
(dùngòujī)
— a large machine used to excavate tunnels with a circular cross section
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Dutch:
tunnelboormachine
— a large machine used to excavate tunnels with a circular cross section
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Dutch:
TBM
— a large machine used to excavate tunnels with a circular cross section
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French:
tunnelier
— a large machine used to excavate tunnels with a circular cross section
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Galician:
tuneladora
— a large machine used to excavate tunnels with a circular cross section
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German:
Tunnelbohrmaschine
— a large machine used to excavate tunnels with a circular cross section
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German:
TBM
— a large machine used to excavate tunnels with a circular cross section
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Hungarian:
alagútfúrógép
— a large machine used to excavate tunnels with a circular cross section
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Italian:
fresa meccanica a piena sezione
— a large machine used to excavate tunnels with a circular cross section
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Italian:
talpa
— a large machine used to excavate tunnels with a circular cross section
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Italian:
talpa meccanica
— a large machine used to excavate tunnels with a circular cross section
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Japanese:
全断面トンネル掘進機
(zentanmen tonneru kusshinki)
— a large machine used to excavate tunnels with a circular cross section
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Kazakh:
тоннел үңгілей қазу кешені
(tonnel üñgılei qazu keşenı)
— a large machine used to excavate tunnels with a circular cross section
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Korean:
터널굴착기
(teoneolgulchakgi)
— a large machine used to excavate tunnels with a circular cross section
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Korean:
터널 전단면 굴착기
(teoneol jeondanmyeon gulchakgi)
— a large machine used to excavate tunnels with a circular cross section
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Persian:
دستگاه حفاری تونل
— a large machine used to excavate tunnels with a circular cross section
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Portuguese:
tuneladora
— a large machine used to excavate tunnels with a circular cross section
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Portuguese:
tatuzão
— a large machine used to excavate tunnels with a circular cross section
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Spanish:
tuneladora
— a large machine used to excavate tunnels with a circular cross section
