Lexicographical Neighbors of Polings
Literary usage of Polings
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Tunnel Shields and the Use of Compressed Air in Subaqueous Works by William Charles Copperthwaite (1906)
"As the shield moves forward, and the tail of the roof with it, thus exposing the
polings b, the wedges o, o, on the penultimate centre are tightened so as ..."
2. The Subways and Tunnels of New York, Methods and Costs: With an Appendix on by Gilbert Haskell Gilbert, Lucius Irving Wightman, William Lawrence Saunders (1912)
"All the headings required side polings. The roof poling boards were about 2* or
3 feet above the outside limit of the tunnel lining. ..."
3. The Subways and Tunnels of New York, Methods and Costs: With an Appendix on by Gilbert Haskell Gilbert, Lucius Irving Wightman, William Lawrence Saunders (1912)
"All the headings required side polings. The roof poling boards were about 2\ or
3 feet above the outside limit of the tunnel lining. ..."
4. Shield and Compressed Air Tunneling by Bertram Henry Majendie Hewett, Sigvald Johannesson (1922)
"The polings have been attached to the shield in such a manner that they could slide
... The purpose has been first to force these polings into the ground, ..."
5. Shield and Compressed Air Tunneling by Bertram Henry Majendie Hewett, Sigvald Johannesson (1922)
"At times polings were placed over and beyond the extended hood segments to ...
With the fixed hood, polings were used on the roof and sides and the face was ..."
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