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GUIDEWAY [1 record]

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Record 1 2011-03-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mass Transit
DEF

A travel way (rail track, guide beam, riding and guiding surfaces, and others) that physically guides [transit] vehicles specially designed to travel on it.

OBS

guideway: term recommended by the Terminology Committee and standardized by the Validation Committee of the Sustainable Mobility Glossary.

Key term(s)
  • guide way

French

Domaine(s)
  • Transports en commun
CONT

[...] l'expression «ouvrage de transport terrestre guidé» comprend notamment les passages à niveau, les voies ferrées, y compris une voie de métro ou un monorail, et toute autre voie de guidage ainsi que ses infrastructures, structures et ouvrages d'art [...]

OBS

voie de guidage : 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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