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primary road [1 record]

Record 1 2016-07-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Road Networks
DEF

A road to which is assigned a permanent priority of traffic movement over that of other roads.

OBS

major road: term and definition proposed by the World Road Association.

OBS

primary road: term standardized by Environment Canada and the Translation Bureau for use in the Air Pollutant Emission Inventory Report.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Réseaux routiers
DEF

Route qui, sauf dispositions contraires en des points particuliers, bénéficie d'une priorité sur les autres routes qu'elle rencontre.

OBS

route à priorité; route principale : termes et définition proposés par l'Association mondiale de la route.

OBS

route principale : terme uniformisé par le Groupe de travail de terminologie du soutien au combat.

OBS

route principale : terme normalisé par Environnement Canada et le Bureau de la traduction dans le cadre de l'Inventaire des émissions de polluants atmosphériques.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Redes viales
DEF

Carretera o vía cuyo tráfico disfruta -salvo en puntos particulares- de preferencia de paso respecto del de las demás vías que atraviesa.

OBS

vía preferente: Término y definición propuestos por la Asociación Mundial de la Carretera.

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