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Record 1 - internal organization data 2012-05-04
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Roads
- Road Networks
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- beltway
1, record 1, English, beltway
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- ring road 1, record 1, English, ring%20road
correct
- orbital motorway 2, record 1, English, orbital%20motorway
correct, Great Britain
- belt highway 3, record 1, English, belt%20highway
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A highway around an urban area to enable traffic to avoid a town centre. 3, record 1, English, - beltway
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
beltway; ring road; belt highway : terms and definition proposed by the World Road Association. 4, record 1, English, - beltway
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Voies de circulation
- Réseaux routiers
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- boulevard périphérique
1, record 1, French, boulevard%20p%C3%A9riph%C3%A9rique
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- périphérique 1, record 1, French, p%C3%A9riph%C3%A9rique
correct, masculine noun
- ceinture périphérique 1, record 1, French, ceinture%20p%C3%A9riph%C3%A9rique
correct, feminine noun
- route de ceinture 2, record 1, French, route%20de%20ceinture
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Route urbaine à caractère tangentiel reliant des routes radiales entre elles [et qui] a pour but de détourner la circulation du centre de la ville. 2, record 1, French, - boulevard%20p%C3%A9riph%C3%A9rique
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
route de ceinture : terme et définition proposés par l'Association mondiale de la route. 3, record 1, French, - boulevard%20p%C3%A9riph%C3%A9rique
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Carreteras
- Redes viales
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- cinturón
1, record 1, Spanish, cintur%C3%B3n
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- circunvalación 1, record 1, Spanish, circunvalaci%C3%B3n
correct, feminine noun
- vía de circunvalación 1, record 1, Spanish, v%C3%ADa%20de%20circunvalaci%C3%B3n
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Vía urbana que rodea una ciudad o una parte definida de una ciudad, y que une a las vías radiales que confluyen en ella. 1, record 1, Spanish, - cintur%C3%B3n
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Tiene por objeto desviar la circulación del centro urbano. 1, record 1, Spanish, - cintur%C3%B3n
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
cinturón; circunvalación; vía de circunvalación: términos, definición y observación propuestos por la Asociación Mundial de la Carretera. 2, record 1, Spanish, - cintur%C3%B3n
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