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HIGH-MOUNTED CENTRAL STOP LAMP [1 record]

Record 1 2013-05-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Electrical Equipment (Motor Vehicles)
  • Safety Equipment (Motor Vehicles and Bicycles)
DEF

[A] brake light mounted in the middle of the rear window or on some cars integrated in the trailing edge of the rear deck spoiler.

OBS

high-mounted central stop lamp: term extracted from the "Motor Vehicles = Véhicules automobiles" glossary with the permission of the United Nations Office at Geneva.

Key term(s)
  • centre high mounted stop lamp
  • center high mounted stop lamp
  • high mounted stop lamp
  • high mounted brake light
  • high level brake light
  • centre high mounted safety light
  • centre high mounted safety lamp
  • high mounted central stop lamp

French

Domaine(s)
  • Équipement électrique (Véhicules automobiles)
  • Sécurité (Véhicules automobiles et bicyclettes)
DEF

Feu rouge habituellement monté au centre de la lunette arrière du véhicule automobile et qui s'allume lorsque le conducteur actionne les freins.

OBS

troisième feu de stop; troisième feu-stop; feu de stop central surélevé : termes tirés du lexique «Motor Vehicles = Véhicules automobiles» avec l'autorisation de l'Office des Nations Unies à Genève.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Equipo eléctrico (Vehículos automotores)
  • Equipo de seguridad (Vehículos automotores y bicicletas)
CONT

[...] el sistema de tercera luz de freno con intermitentes se encuentra concebido para permitir la utilización simultánea de la tercera luz de freno, situada en la parte central elevada en la parte trasera del vehículo, como indicador, a modo de intermitente de los cambios de dirección o giros previstos a realizar por el conductor del vehículo, funcionando a la vez que los intermitentes habituales situados en los laterales también de la parte trasera del vehículo.

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