portique de lavage
English translation: automated washer
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wash point or wash station Explanation: IMO |
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peer agreement (net): +1car wash Explanation: * |
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peer agreement (net): +1wash(ing) gantry / gantry washing unit Explanation: May well be used to wash vehicles or large equipment in a hospital. I have seen a call for tender for the installation of a "portique de lavage" in a hospital to wash vehicles. In any case, whatever it is used for, "portique" is "gantry". |
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automatic car wash device or roll-over car wash Explanation: I don't see any inconsistency with the sentence you quoted. They are giving examples of the types of system usually fed by the water supply system in question: laundries, car washes etc. |
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wash tunnel Explanation: Most occurrences are indeed in relation to car washes, be they for hospitals or not. However, such a "portique" need not be for motor vehicles : • Pour l'ensemble des opérations de nettoyage en industrie agroalimentaire : o matériel de fabrication et de transformation (barattes, trancheuses, ...) o PORTIQUE DE LAVAGE DES CHARIOTS, CAISSES, ... http://www.ceetal.com/FR/mairies-collectivites/cuisine.htm I also wonder if it is not a washing tunnel for any other hospital equipment : The study focussed specifically on THE WASHING TUNNEL OF THE HOSPITAL LAUNDRY at the Hospital Cabueñes (Gijón, Spain), employing the methodology developed ... www.emeraldinsight.com/Insight/viewContentItem.do?contentTy... Note that "wash tunnel" or "washing tunnel" might well cover all eventualities : We provide full service CAR WASH TUNNEL products and detailing supplies for the professional or the serious hobbyist. www.detailsupplyoutlet.com/Car_Wash_Tunnel_Items-54.htm A SHOPPING CART SANITIZING APPARATUS and method is provided that uses a WASH TUNNEL to automatically dispense sanitizing agents onto ... www.freshpatents.com/Shopping-cart-wash-tunnel-dt20060119pt... CAR WASH TUNNEL Equipment Distributors. www.drbsystems.com/public/resources/distributors.cfm The washing/disinfection/drying TROLLEY-WASH TUNNEL is available in different models with usable internal lengths from 1300mm to 3800mm and can provide ... www.cesgroup.com/Content/food/trolleywashdisinfectiondrying... See Tunnel washer at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tunnel_washer |
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pressure washer Explanation: Hello, portique de lavage = pressure washer (a car wash is a kind of pressure washer, right?). Here, it'd be used to hose the floors down in the hospital (bathrooms, labs, etc). Why would there be a car wash at a hospital? It's just a general pressure washer, I would imagine, Reference: http://www.sz-wholesale.com/uploadFiles/electric%20pressure%... |
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automated washer Explanation: See, particularly, page 13 of this ref. for the items of hospital equipment washed in an automated washer: http://www.northamptonshire.nhs.uk/PCT/related/Corporate/Pol... |
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