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busway [2 records]

Record 1 2017-06-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Electrical Appliances and Equipment
DEF

A raceway consisting of metal troughing (including elbows, tees, crosses, in addition to straight runs) containing conductors, ... supported on insulators.

OBS

busway: term and definition standardized by CSA.

OBS

busway: term officially approved by the Lexicon Project Committee (New Brunswick).

Key term(s)
  • bus-way

French

Domaine(s)
  • Appareillage électrique
DEF

Canalisation formée d'un ensemble de cuirasses métalliques, y compris coudes, tés et croix, renfermant des conducteurs montés sur des isolateurs.

OBS

barre blindée : terme et définition normalisés par la CSA.

OBS

barre blindée : terme uniformisé par le Comité du projet de lexiques (Nouveau-Brunswick).

Spanish

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Record 2 2016-05-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Road Networks
  • Mass Transit
DEF

An exclusive bus-only roadway, either grade separated or with at-grade intersections.

CONT

The busways … are the main component of the BRT [bus rapid transit] systems and it is where the vehicles circulate; they are like the rails of a metro system. .... The busways must be exclusive for the system buses. Furthermore, the busways must be located in the center and not at the side of the road.

OBS

busway: term recommended by the Terminology Committee and standardized by the Validation Committee of the Sustainable Mobility Glossary.

OBS

busway: term proposed by the World Road Association.

Key term(s)
  • bus way
  • exclusive bus way

French

Domaine(s)
  • Réseaux routiers
  • Transports en commun
OBS

site propre pour autobus : terme recommandé par le Comité de terminologie et normalisé par le Comité de validation du Lexique de la mobilité durable.

OBS

site propre pour bus : terme proposé par l'Association mondiale de la route.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Redes viales
  • Transporte público
DEF

Calzada por la que circulan únicamente los autobuses en un sistema de transporte rápido.

CONT

Los autobuses se utilizarán en un sistema de transporte público conocido como BRT (sistema de transporte rápido en autobús) que incluye carriles exclusivos para autobuses.

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