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Record 1 2007-10-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Road Networks
  • Roads
DEF

A highway or other major road that extends out from a typically longer, more important parents road to enter and (usually) circle a large city.

CONT

A loop can function as a bypass for through traffic and also to service outlying suburbs.

Key term(s)
  • by-pass

French

Domaine(s)
  • Réseaux routiers
  • Voies de circulation
DEF

Route urbaine à caractère tangentiel reliant des routes radiales entre elles, [et dont le but est] de détourner la circulation du centre de la ville.

OBS

Une ceinture périphérique fait le tour complet d'une ville, par opposition à une rocade qui ne fait qu'une partie du tour d'une ville mais présente les mêmes caractéristiques en termes de voirie.

Spanish

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