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ENGIN EXPLOSIF IMPROVISE PLATEAU PRESSION [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2020-02-05
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- CBRNE Weapons
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- pressure-plate improvised explosive device
1, record 1, English, pressure%2Dplate%20improvised%20explosive%20device
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
- PPIED 2, record 1, English, PPIED
correct
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- pressure-plate IED 2, record 1, English, pressure%2Dplate%20IED
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) … condemned the killing … of a family, as well as the driver of the taxi they were travelling in when the vehicle hit a pressure-plate improvised explosive device planted on a road in the eastern province of Nangarhar. 3, record 1, English, - pressure%2Dplate%20improvised%20explosive%20device
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Armes CBRNE
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- dispositif explosif de circonstance déclenché par plateau de pression
1, record 1, French, dispositif%20explosif%20de%20circonstance%20d%C3%A9clench%C3%A9%20par%20plateau%20de%20pression
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- IED déclenché par plateau de pression 2, record 1, French, IED%20d%C3%A9clench%C3%A9%20par%20plateau%20de%20pression
correct, masculine noun
- engin explosif improvisé à plateau de pression 3, record 1, French, engin%20explosif%20improvis%C3%A9%20%C3%A0%20plateau%20de%20pression
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Armas QBRNE
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- artefacto explosivo improvisado activado por plato de presión
1, record 1, Spanish, artefacto%20explosivo%20improvisado%20activado%20por%20plato%20de%20presi%C3%B3n
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Las tropas españolas en Afganistán han comenzado a emplear un nuevo sistema de rodillos antiminas que, instalado en los vehículos blindados RG-31, permite detectar artefactos explosivos improvisados […] activados por plato de presión. 1, record 1, Spanish, - artefacto%20explosivo%20improvisado%20activado%20por%20plato%20de%20presi%C3%B3n
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