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Hitch

Term · Industrial and trades · MLC-T-IND-002847

A recess or notch cut into the side of a mine shaft or tunnel to support timber, steel sets, or other structural elements. These provide stable bearing points for framing members that reinforce the excavation. Hitches are carefully engineered to distribute loads and prevent ground movement.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-IND-002847
FieldIndustrial and trades
SubjectMining and extraction
TranslationsGerman: Streb; Spanish: hitch; French: hitch
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-IND-002847",
  "term": "Hitch",
  "field": "Industrial and trades",
  "definition": "A recess or notch cut into the side of a mine shaft or tunnel to support timber, steel sets, or other structural elements. These provide stable bearing points for framing members that reinforce the excavation. Hitches are carefully engineered to distribute loads and prevent ground movement.",
  "subject": "Mining and extraction",
  "translations": {
    "de": "Streb",
    "es": "hitch",
    "fr": "hitch"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/industrial/hitch/"
}

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