Forage — vertical pour trouver de l eau Forage pour trouver du pétro … Wikipédia en Français
forage — [ fɔraʒ ] n. m. • 1335; de forer ♦ Action de forer. Utilisation d une perceuse pour le forage des pièces métalliques. Forage d un puits. ⇒ fonçage. Forage pétrolier. ⇒ turboforage. Tour de forage. ⇒ derrick. Plateforme de forage. ⇒ offshore.… … Encyclopédie Universelle
Forage — For age (?; 48), n. [OF. fourage, F. fourrage, fr. forre, fuerre, fodder, straw, F. feurre, fr. LL. foderum, fodrum, of German or Scand, origin; cf. OHG. fuotar, G. futter. See {Fodder} food, and cf. {Foray}.] 1. The act of foraging; search for… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Forage — For age, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Foraged}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Foraging}.] To wander or rove in search of food; to collect food, esp. forage, for horses and cattle by feeding on or stripping the country; to ravage; to feed on spoil. [1913 Webster] His… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Forage — is plant material (mainly plant leaves and stems) eaten by grazing livestock. [cite book|author=Fageria, N.K.|year=1997|title=Growth and Mineral Nutrition of Field Crops|publisher=Marcel Dekker|location=NY,NY|pages=p.595] Historically the term… … Wikipedia
forage — 1. (fo ra j ) s. m. Action de forer ; résultat de cette action. Le forage d un canon, d un puits artésien. ÉTYMOLOGIE Forer. SUPPLÉMENT AU DICTIONNAIRE 1. FORAGE. Ajoutez : 2° Action d enlever une certaine quantité d or aux bijoux en… … Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré
Forage — For age, v. t. To strip of provisions; to supply with forage; as, to forage steeds. Pope. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
forage — [fôr′ij, fär′ij] n. [ME < OFr fourage < forre, fuerre, fodder < Frank * fodr, food, akin to OE fodor, FODDER] 1. food for domestic animals; fodder 2. a search for food or provisions vi. foraged, foraging [Fr fourrager < the n.] 1 … English World dictionary
forage — index despoil, harry (plunder), hunt, loot, prey, spoil (pillage) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. Wi … Law dictionary
forage — n fodder, provender, *food, feed, provisions, comestibles, victuals, viands … New Dictionary of Synonyms
forage — [v] search madly for beat, cast about, comb, explore, fine tooth comb*, grub, hunt, pilfer, plunder, raid, rake, ransack, ravage, rummage, scour, scrounge, seek; concept 216 … New thesaurus
