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RIGHT-OF-WAY [9 records]

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Alphabetical list of terms

Record 1 2019-03-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Rail Transport Operations
  • Tracks and Roadways (Rail Transport)
DEF

A strip of land acquired or used by a railway for its tracks.

OBS

railway right-of-way: term recommended by the Terminology Committee and standardized by the Validation Committee of the Sustainable Mobility Glossary.

OBS

right-of-way: term officially approved by CP Rail.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Exploitation (Transport par rail)
  • Voies ferrées
DEF

Bande de terrain réservée à l'exploitation d'une voie ferrée.

OBS

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

OBS

emprise du chemin de fer; enceinte du chemin de fer; domaine ferroviaire : termes uniformisés par CP Rail.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Explotación (Transporte ferroviario)
  • Vías férreas
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Record 2 2014-08-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Oil and Natural Gas Extraction
DEF

A strip of land, the use of which is acquired for the construction and operation of a pipeline or electricity transmission lines, may be owned outright or an easement taken for a specific purpose.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Extraction du pétrole et du gaz naturel

Spanish

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Record 3 2014-08-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Pleasure Boating and Yachting
OBS

right of way: term also used in sailing.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Yachting et navigation de plaisance
OBS

droit de passage, priorité : termes employés aussi dans le domaine de la voile.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Vela y navegación de placer
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Record 4 2014-08-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Air Safety
  • Aircraft Piloting and Navigation
OBS

right-of-way: term officially approved by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO).

PHR

Have the right-of-way.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sécurité (Transport aérien)
  • Pilotage et navigation aérienne
OBS

priorité de passage : terme uniformisé par l'Organisation de l'aviation civile internationale (OACI) et par le Comité d'uniformisation de la terminologie aéronautique (CUTA) - Opérations aériennes.

PHR

Avoir la priorité de passage.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Seguridad (Transporte aéreo)
  • Pilotaje y navegación aérea
OBS

derecho de paso; precedencia de paso: términos aceptados oficialmente por la Organización de Aviación Civil Internacional (OACI).

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Record 5 2013-05-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Areal Planning (Urban Studies)
DEF

The area of land occupied and used by a public utility.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Aménagement du territoire
DEF

Partie de terrain nécessaire pour réaliser une construction, un ouvrage d'art, une voie de circulation ou de communication y compris les abords.

Spanish

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Record 6 2013-05-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • PAJLO
  • Property Law (common law)
OBS

... also used to describe that strip of land upon which railroad companies construct their road bed, and, when so used, the term refers to the land itself, not the right of passage over it. (Black's, 5th ed., 1979, p. 1191.)

Key term(s)
  • right-of-way

French

Domaine(s)
  • PAJLO
  • Droit des biens et de la propriété (common law)
OBS

emprise : terme normalisé par le Comité de normalisation dans le cadre du Programme national de l'administration de la justice dans les deux langues officielles (PAJLO).

Spanish

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Record 7 2013-05-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • PAJLO
  • Property Law (common law)
CONT

A right of passage or the path along which that right is exercised. (Walker, p. 1293)

Key term(s)
  • right-of-way

French

Domaine(s)
  • PAJLO
  • Droit des biens et de la propriété (common law)
OBS

droit de passage : terme normalisé par le Comité de normalisation dans le cadre du Programme national de l'administration de la justice dans les deux langues officielles (PAJLO).

Spanish

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Record 8 2001-12-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Air Transport
  • Airfields
OBS

right-of-way: term officially approved by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Transport aérien
  • Aérodromes
OBS

servitude de passage : terme uniformisé par l'Organisation de l'aviation civile internationale (OACI).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Transporte aéreo
  • Aeródromos
OBS

servidumbre de paso: término aceptado oficialmente por la Organización de Aviación Civil Internacional (OACI).

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Record 9 2001-03-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Fencing
Key term(s)
  • right of way

French

Domaine(s)
  • Escrime

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Esgrima
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