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AUTOMOTIVE VEHICLE [1 record]

Record 1 2012-10-24

English

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

A trackless, self-propelled vehicle for land transportation of people or commodities or for moving materials.

OBS

The vehicle may be a passenger car, bus, truck, motorcycle, tractor, or earthmover.

OBS

motor vehicle: term proposed by the World Road Association.

French

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

véhicule motorisé; véhicule à moteur : termes proposés par l'Association mondiale de la route.

Spanish

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

[Vehículo] que tiene como función principal la carga y transporte de cosas y/o transporte de personas en forma permanente, que se mueve por si mismo y está destinado a transitar por vía terrestre.

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