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HEAVY-DUTY DIESEL TRUCK [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2005-09-26
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Types of Motor Vehicles and Bicycles
- Trucking (Road Transport)
- Diesel Motors
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- heavy-duty diesel truck
1, record 1, English, heavy%2Dduty%20diesel%20truck
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
- HDDT 1, record 1, English, HDDT
correct
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- heavy-duty diesel-powered truck 2, record 1, English, heavy%2Dduty%20diesel%2Dpowered%20truck
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
For present purposes, the transportation sector in Canada may be divided into two groups: light duty vehicles and ’other transportation’. This latter group consists of medium- and heavy-duty gasoline-powered trucks, heavy-duty diesel trucks, off-road mobile sources (rail, marine, air transport) and other miscellaneous sources which use gasoline. 1, record 1, English, - heavy%2Dduty%20diesel%20truck
Record 1, Key term(s)
- heavy duty diesel truck
- heavy duty diesel powered truck
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Sortes de véhicules automobiles et de bicyclettes
- Camionnage
- Moteurs diesel
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- camion diesel lourd
1, record 1, French, camion%20diesel%20lourd
see observation, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- camion lourd diesel 1, record 1, French, camion%20lourd%20diesel
see observation, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
On écrirait mieux «diésel». 2, record 1, French, - camion%20diesel%20lourd
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
diésel : Cette graphie, puisée des Rectifications de l'orthographe recommandées par le Conseil supérieur de la langue française, est attestée dans le Petit Robert (2004). 3, record 1, French, - camion%20diesel%20lourd
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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