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SWITCH BLADE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2018-03-15
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Switchgear (Rail Transport)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- switch blade
1, record 1, English, switch%20blade
correct, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- switch tongue 2, record 1, English, switch%20tongue
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The sharp section at the point of a switch point rail that guides wheel flanges in a railroad switch. 3, record 1, English, - switch%20blade
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The "switch blade" may be a quarter or one-fifth of the total length of the switch point rail. 3, record 1, English, - switch%20blade
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
switch blade: term officially approved by the Rail Terminology Approval Committee. 3, record 1, English, - switch%20blade
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Appareils de voie (Transport par rail)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- lame d'aiguille
1, record 1, French, lame%20d%27aiguille
correct, see observation, feminine noun, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Partie terminale effilée de l'aiguille, qui guide le boudin de roue dans un aiguillage. 2, record 1, French, - lame%20d%27aiguille
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
La «lame d'aiguille» fait habituellement le quart ou le cinquième de la longueur de l'aiguille. 3, record 1, French, - lame%20d%27aiguille
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
lame d'aiguille : Ce terme est aussi employé pour désigner un rail mobile d'aiguillage (une «aiguille») par les organisations ou auteurs qui emploient le terme «aiguille» au sens «d'aiguillage» («switch» en anglais). 3, record 1, French, - lame%20d%27aiguille
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
lame d'aiguille : terme uniformisé par le Comité d'uniformisation de la terminologie ferroviaire. 3, record 1, French, - lame%20d%27aiguille
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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