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Record 1 2022-10-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Hydrology and Hydrography
  • Ports
  • River and Sea Navigation
DEF

A stretch of water near a shore considered as a safe place for ships to ride at anchor.

OBS

road: designation usually used in the plural.

Key term(s)
  • roads

French

Domaine(s)
  • Hydrologie et hydrographie
  • Ports
  • Navigation fluviale et maritime
DEF

Plan d'eau plus ou moins abrité, située en mer ou en communication avec la mer, où les navires peuvent mouiller en sécurité [...]

OBS

rade : terme uniformisé par le Comité de normalisation de la terminologie navale.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Hidrología e hidrografía
  • Puertos
  • Navegación fluvial y marítima
DEF

Área de agua en la cual hay un buen suelo o fondo para anclar y que ofrece alguna protección contra la oleada.

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Record 2 2015-08-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Air Transport
  • Airport Runways and Areas
DEF

An established surface route on the movement area meant for the exclusive use of vehicles.

OBS

Easy and speedy access should be provided to airport cargo terminals, taking into account the space requirements for extra large trucks on access roads.

OBS

road: term and definition officially approved by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Transport aérien
  • Pistes et aires d'aéroport
DEF

Route de surface aménagée sur l'aire de mouvement et destinée à l'usage exclusif des véhicules.

OBS

Il est recommandé que des accès faciles et rapides aux aérogares de marchandises soient aménagés compte tenu de l'espace nécessaire, sur les voies de service [...] à la mise en poste des camions de grandes dimensions.

OBS

voie de service : terme et définition uniformisés par l'Organisation de l'aviation civile internationale (OACI).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Transporte aéreo
  • Pistas y áreas del aeropuerto
DEF

Camino de superficie establecido en el área de movimiento destinado a ser utilizado exclusivamente por vehículos.

OBS

vía de vehículos: término y definición aceptados oficialmente por la Organización de Aviación Civil Internacional (OACI).

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Record 3 2010-09-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Road Networks
DEF

A strip of land set apart for passage, public or private, especially of vehicles.

OBS

In current usage, "road" is applied as a general term for all broad main ways that have a smoothed or paved surface. A road in a city is usually called a "street." The English word "route" is more specific than "road." It usually refers to an indirect way of reaching a certain point or to a course taken to reach a destination, thus a "route" can include many roads. Vehicular ways of secondary importance in rural areas are often called "roads," while those of primary importance are called "highways."

French

Domaine(s)
  • Réseaux routiers
DEF

Voie spécialement aménagée dans la campagne (par opposition à rue) pour permettre d'aller sans difficulté d'un lieu à l'autre.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Redes viales
OBS

camino: Término utilizado por la Asociación Mundial de la Carretera.

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Record 4 2009-07-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Road Networks
  • Roads
OBS

In modern usage the term road describes a rural, lesser travelled way, while the word street denotes an urban roadway. Highway refers to a major rural travelled way; more recently it has been used for a road, in either a rural or urban area where points of entrance and exit for traffic are limited and controlled.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Réseaux routiers
  • Voies de circulation
DEF

Voie de communication large et fréquentée, de première importance par opposition au chemin, reliant deux ou plusieurs agglomérations.

OBS

route : terme et définition normalisés par l'OQLF.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Redes viales
  • Carreteras
DEF

Vía pública especialmente construida para el tránsito de vehículos.

OBS

Carretera es el término oficial de los Juegos Panamericanos.

OBS

carretera; vía: Términos utilizados por la Asociación Mundial de la Carretera.

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Record 5 2004-05-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Toponymy
  • Geomorphology and Geomorphogeny
  • Ports
DEF

Sheltered body of water.

CONT

St. Peters Road, P.E.I.

OBS

Used in Nfld., P.E.I., B.C., and N.W.T.

OBS

road: term validated by the Canadian Permanent Committee on Geographical Names (CPCGN) within the scope of its glossary (BT-176) which is the first authoritative publication on generics in use in Canada.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Toponymie
  • Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
  • Ports
DEF

Étendue d'eau abritée, située près de la côte, où la navires peuvent mouiller en sécurité.

CONT

Rade du Basque, Qué.

OBS

Attesté au Qué.

OBS

rade: terme uniformisé par le Comité permanent canadien des noms géographiques (CPCNG) dans le cadre du glossaire BT-176 faisant autorité sur la question des génériques en usage au Canada.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Toponimia
  • Geomorfología y geomorfogénesis
  • Puertos
DEF

Bahía cómoda para dar fondo a las naves al abrigo de los vientos.

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Record 6 1989-04-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Various Proper Names
  • Museums and Heritage (General)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Appellations diverses
  • Muséologie et patrimoine (Généralités)
OBS

Exposition du Musée national des sciences et de la technologie consacrée au transport routier.

Spanish

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