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WINTER TYRE [1 record]

Record 1 2017-02-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Wheels and Tires (Motor Vehicles and Bicycles)
DEF

An automotive tire with a tread designed to give added traction on snow [, slush] or ice.

OBS

winter tire; snow tire: terms officially approved by the Lexicon Project Committee (New Brunswick).

Key term(s)
  • winter tyre
  • snow tyre

French

Domaine(s)
  • Roues et pneus (Véhicules automobiles et bicyclettes)
OBS

pneu d'hiver; pneu à neige : termes uniformisés par le Comité du projet de lexiques (Nouveau-Brunswick).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Ruedas y neumáticos (Vehículos automotores y bicicletas)
DEF

Neumático que posee cualidades específicas que mejoran su nivel de adherencia sobre placas de hielo o nieve y que se utiliza durante el invierno.

OBS

Existen dos tipos de neumáticos de invierno: neumáticos con clavos, para placas de hielo o superficies cubiertas de nieve helada [y] neumáticos con relieve especial para nieve.

OBS

neumático de invierno: Término y definición propuestos por la Asociación Mundial de la Carretera.

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