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Fahrkunst
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fahrkunst
German
de:
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Etymology
de :af fahren Kunst
From de fahren Kunst.
Pronunciation
de /ˈfaːɐ̯ˌkʊnst/
de De-Fahrkunst.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
de LL-Q188 (deu)-Mighty Wire-Fahrkunst.wav <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
de Fahr kunst
Noun
f,^e
man engine mechanical lift for raising and lowering people through considerable distances; specifically, a device by which miners ascend or descend in a shaft, consisting of a series of landings or sollars in the shaft and an equal number of shelves on a vertical rod which has an up and down motion equal to the distance between the successive landings; a person steps from a landing to a shelf and is raised or lowered to the next landing, upon which they then step, and so on, travelling by successive stages
Declension
f,^e
Descendants
nl fahrkunst 1
nb farkunst 1
ru фа́ркунст 1
uk фа́ркунст 1
Further reading
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de Mechanics Mining