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AUTOMOTRICE PORTE PLATE-FORME [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2012-06-08
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Rolling Stock (Railroads)
- Railroad Maintenance
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- tower car
1, record 1, English, tower%20car
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- tower motor car 2, record 1, English, tower%20motor%20car
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A motor car equipped with a high adjustable platform on which workmen can stand to make repairs. 3, record 1, English, - tower%20car
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Tower Car. This maintenance-of-way car is more or less essential for maintaining the tunnels, bridges and overhead catenary wiring on your layout. 4, record 1, English, - tower%20car
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Matériel roulant (Chemins de fer)
- Entretien (Équipement ferroviaire)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- voiture-échelle
1, record 1, French, voiture%2D%C3%A9chelle
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- voiture échelle 1, record 1, French, voiture%20%C3%A9chelle
correct, feminine noun
- automotrice porte plate-forme 2, record 1, French, automotrice%20porte%20plate%2Dforme
feminine noun
- wagon à plate-forme mobile 2, record 1, French, wagon%20%C3%A0%20plate%2Dforme%20mobile
masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La voiture-échelle est un véhicule de service qui était destiné à l'entretien des lignes aériennes [...]; [il] s'agit d'une échelle avec plate-forme, montée [...] sur un chassis [...] 1, record 1, French, - voiture%2D%C3%A9chelle
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Pluriel : des plateformes, des plates-formes. 3, record 1, French, - voiture%2D%C3%A9chelle
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
plateforme (sing.); plateformes (pl.) : Ces graphies, puisées des Rectifications de l'orthographe recommandées par le Conseil supérieur de la langue française, sont attestées dans le Petit Robert (2004). 4, record 1, French, - voiture%2D%C3%A9chelle
Record 1, Key term(s)
- wagon à plateforme mobile
- automotrice porte plateforme
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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