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HORSE BOX [2 records]

Record 1 2016-02-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Horse Racing and Equestrian Sports
  • Trucking (Road Transport)
  • Horse Husbandry
DEF

Transportation vehicle of one or more horses, which is towed behind another vehicle.

CONT

van: a wagon or motor truck ... used for transportation of animals: horse van.

OBS

Used for transporting race horses.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Courses hippiques et sports équestres
  • Camionnage
  • Élevage des chevaux
DEF

Voiture, fourgon servant au transport des chevaux de course.

OBS

En français, le mot «van» se prononce comme son homonyme «vent».

OBS

van : approuvé par le Comité interentreprises de transport routier de l'Office de la langue française et le Bureau de la traduction du Secrétariat d'État.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Carreras de caballos y deportes ecuestres
  • Transporte por camión
  • Cría de ganado caballar
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Record 2 2001-04-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Railroad Maintenance
  • Rolling Stock (Railroads)
  • Horse Racing and Equestrian Sports

French

Domaine(s)
  • Entretien (Équipement ferroviaire)
  • Matériel roulant (Chemins de fer)
  • Courses hippiques et sports équestres

Spanish

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