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ROAD VEHICLE [3 records]

Record 1 2016-09-30

English

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

A vehicle [motorized or not] running on wheels and intended for use on roads.

OBS

on-road vehicle: term standardized by Environment Canada and the Translation Bureau for use in the Black Carbon Inventory.

French

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

Tout véhicule sur roues, motorisé ou non, conçu pour la route.

OBS

véhicule routier : terme normalisé par Environnement Canada et le Bureau de la traduction dans le cadre de l'inventaire de carbone noir.

Spanish

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Record 2 2003-06-06

English

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

Any vehicle that is designed to be drawn or propelled on land, including on ice roads, by any power other than muscle power and includes a machine designed to derive support in the atmosphere from reactions against the earth's surface of air expelled from the machine, but does not include a railway vehicle.

OBS

Term and definition used by Transport Canada.

French

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

Véhicule qui est conçu pour être tiré ou propulsé à terre, y compris sur les routes tracées sur la glace, au moyen d'une force autre que la force musculaire. La présente définition comprend les engins conçus pour se maintenir dans l'atmosphère par l'effet de la réaction, sur la surface de la terre, de l'air qu'ils expulsent, mais exclut les véhicules ferroviaires.

OBS

Terme et définition qu'utilise Transports Canada.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Tipos de vehículos automotores y bicicletas
OBS

Por oposición a "vehículo de uso múltiple" o "vehículo utilitario".

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Record 3 2000-07-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Trucking (Road Transport)
DEF

Road transport vehicle, motorized or not.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Camionnage
DEF

Véhicule servant au transport routier.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Transporte por camión
DEF

Vehículo utilizado en el transporte terrestre.

OBS

Los vehículos de transporte pueden ser motorizados o no motorizados.

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