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12:13 Mar 31, 2012 |
Norwegian to English translations [PRO] Tech/Engineering - Transport / Transportation / Shipping / Railway tunnels | |||||||
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| Selected response from: Leif Henriksen Norway Local time: 11:39 | ||||||
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3 | excavation |
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3 | backripping |
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excavation Explanation: The process of removing matter to make a hole, or to increase the size of the hole. Reference: http://www.tunnel.no/article.php?id=58 Reference: http://no.veidekke.com/nyheter-og-media/nyheter/article69263... |
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backripping Explanation: I think the Swedish is utstrossa, also translated to blast down. |
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