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NONSTOP [2 records]

Record 1 2005-12-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Flights (Air Transport)
DEF

A flight between two points in which the aircraft does not land.

DEF

"nonstop": direct flight.

CONT

Air France started nonstops between Paris and Boston, and Iberia started nonstop service from Madrid to Chicago and Los Angeles.

OBS

transfer of meaning: mainly applied to trains [then] applied to flights.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Vols (Transport aérien)
DEF

Vol ininterrompu entre deux points.

OBS

Le terme «vol sans escale» a été uniformisé par le CUTA - Opérations aériennes.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Vuelos (Transporte aéreo)
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Record 2 1975-03-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Skiing and Snowboarding
OBS

--final practice run over actual course prior to a downhill race.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Ski et surf des neiges
OBS

la veille d'une compétition de descente (...) a lieu une répétition appelée --. Les skieurs peuvent descendre plusieurs fois, à la recherche de la ligne la plus rapide.

Spanish

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