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rapid transit [2 records]

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Record 1 2015-03-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Board Games
DEF

chess play with a limit of few (as ten) seconds per move, called also lightning chess.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Jeux sur plateaux
DEF

désigne une façon de jouer extrêmement rapide ne laissant entre chaque demi-coup (...) qu'un temps très court, fixé en général à 5 secondes

Spanish

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Record 2 2011-11-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mass Transit
DEF

[A] high speed rail or bus service operating on exclusive rights-of-way over long distances with few stops.

OBS

rapid transit; RT: term and abbreviation recommended by the Terminology Committee and standardized by the Validation Committee of the Sustainable Mobility Glossary.

Key term(s)
  • exclusive right of way public transit
  • exclusive right of way transit

French

Domaine(s)
  • Transports en commun
DEF

Système de transport public de voyageurs utilisant majoritairement des emprises affectées à son exploitation, et fonctionnant avec des matériels allant du bus à des matériels lourds tels que les [...] métros.

OBS

transport en commun rapide : terme recommandé par le Comité de terminologie et normalisé par le Comité de validation du Lexique de la mobilité durable.

Spanish

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