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PARALLEL CLASSIFICATION [1 record]

Record 1 2002-03-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Special Rail Transport
  • Military Transportation
OBS

In railway terminology, the classification of ordinary transport military vehicles and equipment, based on a comparative study of the main characteristics of those vehicles and equipment and of those of the ordinary flat wagons of a corresponding category onto which they can be loaded.

OBS

parallel classification: term and definition standardized by NATO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Transports ferroviaires spéciaux
  • Transport militaire
OBS

En matière de transport ferroviaire, classement des véhicules et matériels militaires de transports ordinaires basé sur un examen comparatif des caractéristiques principales de ces véhicules et de ces matériels et de celles des wagons plats ordinaires de catégorie correspondante sur lesquels ils peuvent être chargés.

OBS

classification parallèle : terme et définition normalisés par l'OTAN.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Transporte ferroviario especial
  • Transporte militar
DEF

En transporte por ferrocarril, clasificación de vehículos militares de transporte ordinario y equipo basada en un estudio comparativo de las características principales de esos vehículos y equipos y de los vagones o plataformas de la clase donde puedan ser cargados.

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