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Heavy & civil
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bail
Construction; Heavy & civil
A yoke or spreader, hinged to the sides of the shovel dipper, on which a hoist rope equalizer is mounted. Hoist ropes pass through the equalizer for hoisting the dipper.
ballast
Construction; Heavy & civil
Heavy material, such as water, sand, or iron, which has no function in a machine except to increase weight.
bank
Construction; Heavy & civil
Specifically, a mass of soil rising above a digging or trucking level. Generally, any soil which is to be dug from its natural position.
bit air system
Construction; Heavy & civil
The blast hole drill’s bit air system that flushes drilling debris from the bottom of the drill hole.
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