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CHEMIN FER CREMAILLERE [1 record]

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Record 1 2007-11-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Tracks and Roadways (Rail Transport)
DEF

A steep mountain railroad that has in the middle or on the side of its track a cograil that engages a cog wheel on the locomotive to ensure traction.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Voies ferrées
OBS

crémaillère : tige rectiligne à crans qui s'engrènent dans une roue dentée pour transformer un mouvement de rotation continu en un mouvement rectiligne continu, ou inversement.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Vías férreas
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