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DIESEL-HYDRAULIC LOCOMOTIVE [2 records]

Record 1 - external organization data 2021-03-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Compartment – Nomenclature 4.0
  • Museums and Heritage (General)
OBS

diesel-hydraulic locomotive: an item in the "Rail Transportation Equipment" class of the "Distribution and Transportation Objects" category.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tiroir – Nomenclature 4.0
  • Muséologie et patrimoine (Généralités)
OBS

locomotive diesel-hydraulique : objet de la classe «Équipement de transport ferroviaire» de la catégorie «Objets de manutention et de transport».

Spanish

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Record 2 2005-09-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Traction (Rail)
DEF

A locomotive in which power from one or more diesel engines is delivered through a hydraulic transmission to the driving axles by means of shafts and gears.

Key term(s)
  • diesel hydraulic locomotive

French

Domaine(s)
  • Traction (Chemins de fer)
OBS

On écrirait mieux «diésel».

OBS

diésel : Cette graphie, puisée des Rectifications de l'orthographe recommandées par le Conseil supérieur de la langue française, est attestée dans le Petit Robert (2004).

Key term(s)
  • locomotive diesel hydraulique

Spanish

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