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TRACTEUR-DECAPEUSE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2015-03-05
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Earthmoving
- Road Construction Equipment
- Road Maintenance
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- tractor-scraper
1, record 1, English, tractor%2Dscraper
correct, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A self-propelled wheeled machine, having an open bowl with a cutting edge positioned between the axles, which cuts, loads, transports, discharges and spreads materiel through a forward motion of the machine. 2, record 1, English, - tractor%2Dscraper
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The part of the equipment which handles the material is called the scraper. The other necessary part provides the power and is known as the prime mover. So the equipment may be called a tractor-scraper. 3, record 1, English, - tractor%2Dscraper
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
tractor-scraper: term and defintion standardized by ISO. 4, record 1, English, - tractor%2Dscraper
Record 1, Key term(s)
- tractor scraper
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Terrassement
- Matériel de constr. (Voies de circulation)
- Entretien des routes
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- tracteur-scraper
1, record 1, French, tracteur%2Dscraper
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- groupe tracteur-scraper 1, record 1, French, groupe%20tracteur%2Dscraper
correct, masculine noun
- décapeuse 2, record 1, French, d%C3%A9capeuse
correct, feminine noun, standardized
- décapeuse automotrice 3, record 1, French, d%C3%A9capeuse%20automotrice
correct, see observation, feminine noun, standardized
- tracteur-décapeuse 4, record 1, French, tracteur%2Dd%C3%A9capeuse
masculine noun
- groupe tracteur-décapeuse 4, record 1, French, groupe%20tracteur%2Dd%C3%A9capeuse
masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Engin automoteur à roues, muni d'une benne ouverte possédant un bord coupant placé entre les essieux, qui coupe, charge, transporte, décharge et répand les matériaux par le mouvement de l'engin vers l'avant. 5, record 1, French, - tracteur%2Dscraper
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] [le pousseur (pusher)] attend les tracteurs-scrapers sur les lieux d'excavation et les pousse sur tout le parcours de fouille en appuyant sa plaque-tampon contre le bloc arrière du scraper [...] 1, record 1, French, - tracteur%2Dscraper
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Le terme décapeuse pour l'anglicisme scraper est recommandé par l'Académie française, la Revue générale des routes et des aérodromes et le Service linguistique de la Société d'énergie de la Baie James. 4, record 1, French, - tracteur%2Dscraper
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
décapeuse : terme normalisé par l'ISO et l'AFNOR. 6, record 1, French, - tracteur%2Dscraper
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
décapeuse : définition normalisée par l'ISO. 6, record 1, French, - tracteur%2Dscraper
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 4 OBS
décapeuse automotrice : C'est la décapeuse la plus employée, c'est pourquoi on l'appelle parfois «décapeuse» tout court. 7, record 1, French, - tracteur%2Dscraper
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Remoción de tierras
- Equipo de construcción de carreteras
- Mantenimiento de carreteras
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- traílla automotriz
1, record 1, Spanish, tra%C3%ADlla%20automotriz
feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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