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MONORAIL [2 records]

Record 1 2012-02-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mass Transit
  • Rail Transport
DEF

A [transit] system in which vehicles are either supported by or suspended from a single rail or beam guideway and have no other support but this single rail.

OBS

The guideway is usually elevated.

OBS

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

French

Domaine(s)
  • Transports en commun
  • Transport par rail
OBS

monorail : terme recommandé par le Comité de terminologie et normalisé par le Comité de validation du Lexique de la mobilité durable.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Transporte público
  • Transporte ferroviario
DEF

Ferrocarril cuyos vagones corren sobre un solo carril aéreo o suspendidos de él.

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Record 2 2011-06-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Monorail Systems (Continuous Handling)
  • Mining Equipment and Tools

French

Domaine(s)
  • Monorails (Manutention continue)
  • Outillage et équipement (Exploitation minière)
CONT

Les monorails, comme d'ailleurs les convoyeurs du type à simple voie, ne comportent qu'un rail porteur. Cependant, à l'inverse de ce qui se passe sur les convoyeurs aériens, les chariots d'un monorail sont des appareils de manutention autonome, munis de leur propre moyen d'entraînement [...]

Spanish

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