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Record 1 2013-02-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mechanics
  • Transportation
  • Motor Vehicles and Bicycles
DEF

Pertaining to a vehicle given motion by means of a self-contained motor.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mécanique
  • Transports
  • Véhicules automobiles et bicyclettes
DEF

Se dit d'un véhicule qui possède son propre moteur de propulsion.

OBS

automoteur : Selon le Petit Robert (2013), cet adjectif s'emploie aujourd'hui surtout pour qualifier des objets qui se déplacent grâce à un moteur mais qui sont habituellement sans moteur, un wagonnet par exemple.

Spanish

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