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SIDE CLEARANCE LIGHT [1 record]

Record 1 2017-02-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Electrical Equipment (Motor Vehicles)
  • Highway Code
  • Trucking (Road Transport)
DEF

One of the usually colored lamps on the left and right of the front and rear of a truck that indicate the extreme sides of the vehicle.

OBS

side marker light: term officially approved by the Lexicon Project Committee (New Brunswick).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Équipement électrique (Véhicules automobiles)
  • Code de la route
  • Camionnage
DEF

feux de gabarit : Sources lumineuses disposées en des points extérieurs du maître couple d'un véhicule lourd pour en délimiter l'encombrement pendant la circulation nocturne.

OBS

feu de gabarit; feu latéral de position : termes uniformisés par le Comité du projet de lexiques (Nouveau-Brunswick).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Equipo eléctrico (Vehículos automotores)
  • Código de la circulación
  • Transporte por camión
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