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STREET CLEANER MACHINE [1 record]

Record 1 2007-04-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Road Maintenance
  • Urban Furnishings and Equipment
DEF

[A] specialized vehicle equipped to sweep debris from paved streets and collect it into a self-contained vessel prior to discharge.

OBS

The vehicle also has a sprinkler system to lay dust while sweeping.

OBS

road sweeper: term proposed by the World Road Association.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Entretien des routes
  • Équipements urbains
DEF

Engin tracté ou automoteur de nettoyage des chaussées.

OBS

balayeuse [...] Il existe trois types d'engins : les balayeuses mécaniques tractées, semi-portées ou automotrices [...] les balayeuses ramasseuses [...] les balayeuses aspiratrices automotrices ou montées sur camion porteur.

OBS

balayeuse de voirie : terme proposé par l'Association mondiale de la route.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Mantenimiento de carreteras
  • Accesorios y equipo (Urbanismo)
CONT

Las barrederas públicas son, generalmente, vehículos automóviles provistos de un tanque de agua, un dispositivo rociador del suelo y, situada detrás de éste, una escoba cilíndrica o rulo de fibras de piasava dispuesto oblicuamente para que todas las barreduras queden alineadas junto a los bordillos de la acera.

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