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DOUBLE-SLIP TURNOUT [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2007-11-06
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Switchgear (Rail Transport)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- double crossover
1, record 1, English, double%20crossover
correct, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- double cross-over 2, record 1, English, double%20cross%2Dover
- double-slip turnout 3, record 1, English, double%2Dslip%20turnout
- scissor crossover 4, record 1, English, scissor%20crossover
- scissors crossover 1, record 1, English, scissors%20crossover
- scissors 5, record 1, English, scissors
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Two crossovers, of opposite configuration, whose diverging routes cross in the middle. 1, record 1, English, - double%20crossover
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... the running tunnels come together in single, large caverns housing scissor crossovers. These two crossovers and the switch-and-crossing work near each portal divide the tunnels into six sectors, three in the North Tunnel and three in the South Tunnel. 6, record 1, English, - double%20crossover
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
If the context allows it, the plural "crossovers" can implicitly mean a double crossover. 7, record 1, English, - double%20crossover
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
double crossover: term officially approved by Canadian Pacific Railway Limited (CPR). 7, record 1, English, - double%20crossover
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Appareils de voie (Transport par rail)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- liaison croisée
1, record 1, French, liaison%20crois%C3%A9e
correct, feminine noun, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- communication croisée 2, record 1, French, communication%20crois%C3%A9e
correct, feminine noun
- bretelle double 3, record 1, French, bretelle%20double
feminine noun
- jonction croisée 3, record 1, French, jonction%20crois%C3%A9e
feminine noun
- traversée-jonction double 3, record 1, French, travers%C3%A9e%2Djonction%20double
feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] la communication croisée [...] est clairement [un appareil de voie] plus complexe qu'un simple croisement [...] 4, record 1, French, - liaison%20crois%C3%A9e
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
liaison croisée : terme uniformisé par le Chemin de fer Canadien Pacifique Limitée (CFCP). 1, record 1, French, - liaison%20crois%C3%A9e
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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