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SNOWPLOUGH BLADE [1 record]

Record 1 2007-11-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Road Maintenance
CONT

Trials are underway using rubber snow plow blades. These blades are more flexible and clean the snow from the road surface better than traditional metal blades, resulting in less need for salt.

OBS

blade: term proposed by the World Road Association.

Key term(s)
  • snowplough blade
  • snow plough blade
  • snow-plough blade

French

Domaine(s)
  • Entretien des routes
CONT

On fait présentement l'essai de lames de chasse-neige en caoutchouc. Ces lames sont plus souples et enlèvent mieux la neige de la surface de la route que les lames de métal traditionnelles, ce qui nécessite moins de sel.

OBS

Pluriel : des chasse-neige ou des chasse-neiges.

OBS

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

OBS

lame : terme proposé par l'Association mondiale de la Route.

Spanish

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