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AUTOMOBILE [2 records]

Record 1 2024-01-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Types of Motor Vehicles and Bicycles
DEF

A road vehicle powered by a motor (usually an internal combustion engine), designed to carry a driver and a small number of passengers, and usually having two front and two rear wheels ...

Key term(s)
  • motorcar

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sortes de véhicules automobiles et de bicyclettes
DEF

Véhicule généralement à quatre roues, muni d'un moteur et servant au transport d'un petit nombre de personnes ou d'objets de faible encombrement.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Tipos de vehículos automotores y bicicletas
DEF

Vehículo terrestre de movimiento autónomo, movido por combustible líquido a gaseoso.

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Record 2 - external organization data 2021-03-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Compartment – Nomenclature 4.0
  • Museums and Heritage (General)
OBS

automobile: an item in the "Land Transportation Tools and Equipment" class of the "Distribution and Transportation Objects" category.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tiroir – Nomenclature 4.0
  • Muséologie et patrimoine (Généralités)
OBS

automobile : objet de la classe «Outils et équipement de transport terrestre» de la catégorie «Objets de manutention et de transport».

Spanish

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