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Dictionary of Spanish Mining Terms - 1ORO1.COM

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Est A DICTIONARY OF<br />

ESTACI6N, (1) season ; e. de las aguas, e. de las lluvias, wet season ;<br />

e. de la seca, e. seca, dry season ; (2) transp. station, U.S.A. depot,<br />

syn. paradero, see embarcadero (3) ; e. de descarga, the loading station<br />

<strong>of</strong> wire ropeway ;<br />

station <strong>of</strong><br />

e. de descarga or de llegada, the unloading<br />

ditto ; e. intermedio, auxiliary station <strong>of</strong> ditto ; (3) Col. length <strong>of</strong> 100 feet<br />

in lining out a railroad ; (4) surv. station, syn. punto (8) de marca ;<br />

(5) plat, see concavo.<br />

ESTAC6N (aug. <strong>of</strong> estaca), large stake, see u. tapon (3) and trincho (2).<br />

ESTADAL, land measure <strong>of</strong> 4 varas, or about 3' 34 m. ; e. cuadrado,<br />

16 square varas or IT 16 sq. m., see u. fanegada.<br />

ESTADfA, (1) transp. demurrage <strong>of</strong> a ship in port ; (2) cost <strong>of</strong> (1) ;<br />

(3) Mex. surv. levelling rod (Dwight).<br />

<strong>of</strong> a man, sometimes used for measuring depths, etc.,<br />

or stature<br />

in Peru =<br />

ESTADO, (1) a statement or account ; (2) ordinary height<br />

2| varas (Dwight) ; (3) State (<strong>of</strong> a country).<br />

ESTAMPILLA, (1) S. Am. revenue or postage stamp, see sello ;<br />

(2) estampillas, mech. prep, stamps,<br />

see bocarte.<br />

ESTANCAR, to store water (in a reservoir, etc.).<br />

ESTANCIA, (1) mansion or dwelling ; (2) S. Am. farm, country-house,<br />

see hacienda (1).<br />

ESTANCIERO, (1) overseer <strong>of</strong> a farm, mansion or domain (Velazquez) ;<br />

(2)<br />

S. Am. small farmer.<br />

ESTANCO, CA, adj. air-tight, water-tight, or steam-tight (Fr. etanc^e).<br />

ESTANCO, (1) store for selling privileged goods ; a monopoly ; (2) tank,<br />

see estanque (3).<br />

ESTANO, (1) tin ; e. en lagrimas, tear-shaped tin, produced by poling<br />

(berlingado) ; (2) tin ore ; e. acarreo, e. de aluvion, e. de arroyo,<br />

e. de placeres, e. en grano, stream tin ; e. de Cornuallis,<br />

tinstone or cassiterite ; see acopolado (1), correa (3), giiijoles, hueso<br />

(2), lipta, llicteria, plomillo (2), polvorilla (7), rubi (2), u. tierra, venero<br />

e. vidrioso<br />

(5), vitri<strong>of</strong>ido ; (3) tin concentrates, see barrilla (5) ; (4) e. de escoria,<br />

met. slag-tin.<br />

ESTANQUE, ESTANQUE DE AGUA, (1) pond, basin or reservoir, syn.<br />

alberca (1), cisterna (2), cubo (6), deposito (3), reservatorio, reservorio,<br />

surtidero (2) de agua, prov. zafareche, see balsa (1), jagiiey (2) ;<br />

(2) dam <strong>of</strong> water, see presa (1) ; (3) cistern or tank, syn. alberca (2),<br />

aljibe (1), area de agua, cisterna (1), balsa (4), caja (2), deposito (2),<br />

Mex. tanque (1), see cachuco, pila (2), pileta (1) ; e. de clarificacion<br />

or de deposito, cocha or balsa de clarificacion, Mex. tanque de asiento,<br />

settling-tank, see chullador, chuza, descargadora, reposadero (4) ;<br />

e. de deslamar, in the patio process, the tank in which the lama (2) is<br />

dried (Huiiboldt), comp. larnero (1) ; (4) natural underground reser-<br />

voir <strong>of</strong> water, syn. lago interior, equiv. Fr. amas d'eau, bains, see<br />

caja (2), comp. bano (3), torrente.<br />

ESTANQUERO, (1) keeper <strong>of</strong> reservoirs ; (2) retailer <strong>of</strong> privileged<br />

goods.<br />

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