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HARD SURFACE ROAD [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2026-03-30
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Roads
- Road Transport
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- paved road
1, record 1, English, paved%20road
correct, noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- hard surface road 2, record 1, English, hard%20surface%20road
correct, noun
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A road with a hard smooth surface of bitumen or tar. 3, record 1, English, - paved%20road
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
paved road: designation to be used by the Department of National Defence and the Canadian Forces. 4, record 1, English, - paved%20road
Record 1, Key term(s)
- hard-surface road
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Voies de circulation
- Transport routier
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- route revêtue
1, record 1, French, route%20rev%C3%AAtue
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- chaussée revêtue 2, record 1, French, chauss%C3%A9e%20rev%C3%AAtue
correct, feminine noun
- route pavée 3, record 1, French, route%20pav%C3%A9e
avoid, calque, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Dans les pays développés, les routes sont revêtues dans leur quasi-totalité d'un mélange de bitume et de gravillons appelé «enrobé» ou de dalles de béton. Dans une majorité de pays, le réseau routier est constitué à la fois de routes revêtues et de routes non revêtues. 4, record 1, French, - route%20rev%C3%AAtue
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
route revêtue : désignation entérinée par le Comité de linguistique de Radio-Canada et le Secrétariat d'État du Canada. 5, record 1, French, - route%20rev%C3%AAtue
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
route pavée : désignation d'usage obligatoire au ministère de la Défense nationale et dans les Forces canadiennes. 6, record 1, French, - route%20rev%C3%AAtue
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Carreteras
- Transporte por carretera
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- carretera pavimentada
1, record 1, Spanish, carretera%20pavimentada
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1996-05-14
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Road Construction
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- telford pavement
1, record 2, English, telford%20pavement
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A road pavement having a firm foundation of large stone fragments, and a smooth hard-rolled surface of small stones. 1, record 2, English, - telford%20pavement
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Telford.(after Thomas Telford, civil engineer) being or relating to a road pavement having a surface of small stone rolled hard and smooth and distinguished from macadam road by its firm foundation of large stones with fragments of stone wedged tightly in the interstices. 2, record 2, English, - telford%20pavement
Record 2, Key term(s)
- telford
- telford road
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Construction des voies de circulation
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- revêtement telford
1, record 2, French, rev%C3%AAtement%20telford
proposal, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1994-04-21
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Animal Diseases
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- road founder
1, record 3, English, road%20founder
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Road founder is the result of concussion to the feet from hard work or fast work on a hard surface. Unconditioned animals are especially subject to this type of laminitis, as are those horses having thin walls and soles. This is a traumatic laminitis. 1, record 3, English, - road%20founder
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Maladies des animaux
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- fourbure par surmenage
1, record 3, French, fourbure%20par%20surmenage
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La fourbure par surmenage est imputable aux commotions répétées du pied contre un sol dur pendant un travail pénible et rapide. On la rencontre surtout chez les chevaux dont la condition est insuffisante de même que chez ceux dont la sole et la paroi sont spécialement minces. Ce genre de fourbure est d'ordre traumatique. 1, record 3, French, - fourbure%20par%20surmenage
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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