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tunnelling shield

protective structure used during the excavation of tunnels
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tunnelling shield

Summary

tunnelling shield ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (446 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • tunnelling shield is a type of structure[2].
  • tunnelling shield is used for mining[3].
  • tunnelling shield is used for transport structure[4].
  • tunnelling shield's time of discovery or invention is recorded as 1818[5].

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Definition and Type

tunnelling shield is a type of structure[2].

Use and Application

Recorded has use include mining[3] and transport structure[4].

Why It Matters

tunnelling shield ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (446 views/month).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[6]

Related Entities

mining

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [6] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-28 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of → —
    Subclass of → structure
    Has use → mining, transport structure
    Aliases → —
    + 1 other property edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|2 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007555903605171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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