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Meanings of duralumin in English

Russian
дуралюминий
Portuguese
duraluminio
Spanish
duraluminio
Catalan
duralumini
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Trade name of age-hardenable aluminium alloy.

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дуралюминий
Usage of duralumin in English
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They were constructed of a framework of duralumin girders, covered over with fabric.
British Airships, Past, Present, and Future
2
Towards the end of 1909 a new aluminium alloy was discovered, known as duralumin.
British Airships, Past, Present, and Future
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These girders, built of duralumin sections, were additionally braced wherever the greatest weights occurred.
British Airships, Past, Present, and Future
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The latest German airplane, the "Junker," was made entirely of duralumin.
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5
There were men with duralumin wings and chemiostatic cells on their backs, landing in the pasture.
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It was a steel-tube arrow with duralumin vanes.
Divide and Rule
7
I don't know if this one is duralumin, but it's certainly an aluminum alloy of some sort.
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The forward portion is covered with duralumin sheeting, and the remainder with fabric laced to the framework.
British Airships, Past, Present, and Future
9
Her thin metal earrings sparkle like duralumin.
Kafka on the Shore
10
The corridor is formed of a light construction of hollow wooden struts and duralumin arches covered with netting.
British Airships, Past, Present, and Future
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A tremendous drawback was the absence of rigid airships and the lack of duralumin with which to construct them.
British Airships, Past, Present, and Future
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A roomy open car was provided for this ship, composed of a duralumin framework and covered with duralumin sheeting.
British Airships, Past, Present, and Future
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As for the skeleton, a new alloy known as duralumin -a blending of aluminum and copper -was used.
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The elevators and rudders are composed of a duralumin framework, stiffened by a kingpost on either side with bracing wires.
British Airships, Past, Present, and Future
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It was a clear blue sky, and the light was so bright all we could see was that silver, duralumin-like object.
Kafka on the Shore
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With this object in view duralumin has been used, and complicated girders built up to obtain strength without increase of weight.
British Airships, Past, Present, and Future
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duralumini
Duralumin through the time