Slackline
Term · Industrial and trades · MLC-T-IND-005338
A type of cableway system used for excavating and transporting material over long distances, often across water or uneven terrain. It consists of a main track cable suspended between two towers, with a carriage and bucket running along it. The bucket is filled by dragging it through the material and then hoisted and dumped at the desired location.
| Identifier | MLC-T-IND-005338 |
|---|---|
| Field | Industrial and trades |
| Subject | Mining and extraction |
| Translations | German: Slackline; Spanish: slackline; French: câble lâche |
Record as JSON
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"definition": "A type of cableway system used for excavating and transporting material over long distances, often across water or uneven terrain. It consists of a main track cable suspended between two towers, with a carriage and bucket running along it. The bucket is filled by dragging it through the material and then hoisted and dumped at the desired location.",
"subject": "Mining and extraction",
"translations": {
"de": "Slackline",
"es": "slackline",
"fr": "câble lâche"
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"url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/industrial/slackline/"
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