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ROAD TRAIN [2 records]

Record 1 2009-07-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Types of Motor Vehicles and Bicycles
  • Trucking (Road Transport)
DEF

[A] combination of vehicles consisting of a drawbar tractor coupled to a trailer.

OBS

road train: term standardized by ISO in 1977.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sortes de véhicules automobiles et de bicyclettes
  • Camionnage
DEF

Ensemble de véhicules constitué d'un porteur-remorqueur attelé à une remorque.

OBS

Au Québec, on utilise abusivement le terme «train routier» pour désigner un train double.

OBS

train routier : terme normalisé par l'ISO en 1977.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Tipos de vehículos automotores y bicicletas
  • Transporte por camión
DEF

Combinación de vehículos formada por un tractocamión y un remolque.

OBS

tren carretera: Término utilizado por la Asociación Mundial de la Carretera.

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Record 2 1986-12-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Armour

French

Domaine(s)
  • Arme blindée

Spanish

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