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Record 1 2005-09-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Types of Motor Vehicles and Bicycles
  • Trucking (Road Transport)
  • Diesel Motors
CONT

For present purposes, the transportation sector in Canada may be divided into two groups: light duty vehicles and 'other transportation'. This latter group consists of medium- and heavy-duty gasoline-powered trucks, heavy-duty diesel trucks, off-road mobile sources (rail, marine, air transport) and other miscellaneous sources which use gasoline.

Key term(s)
  • heavy duty diesel truck
  • heavy duty diesel powered truck

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sortes de véhicules automobiles et de bicyclettes
  • Camionnage
  • Moteurs diesel
OBS

On écrirait mieux «diésel».

OBS

diésel : Cette graphie, puisée des Rectifications de l'orthographe recommandées par le Conseil supérieur de la langue française, est attestée dans le Petit Robert (2004).

Spanish

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