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THROUGH STREET [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2006-01-03
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Road Networks
- Urban Furnishings and Equipment
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- transit street
1, record 1, English, transit%20street
correct, see observation
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- through street 2, record 1, English, through%20street
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
(1) In a city, a thoroughfare used as a link between two more important streets, often parallel to each other. 1, record 1, English, - transit%20street
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
transit: The act or process or an instance of passing across or through; the process of carrying or being carried across or through. 3, record 1, English, - transit%20street
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Réseaux routiers
- Équipements urbains
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- rue de transit
1, record 1, French, rue%20de%20transit
correct, see observation, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- rue directe 1, record 1, French, rue%20directe
see observation, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Dans une ville, voie de circulation servant de lien entre deux autres, plus importantes et souvent parallèles l'une par rapport à l'autre. 2, record 1, French, - rue%20de%20transit
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Il y a lieu de distinguer entre les deux sens de «rue directe» : 1. voie la plus courte pour accéder à un point d'arrivée; 2. antonyme de «croissant», «cul-de-sac», «impasse», des voies sans issue ou ramenant au point de départ. 2, record 1, French, - rue%20de%20transit
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
L'expression «rue directe» appartient au vocabulaire courant pour signifier le point le plus court pour transiter d'une artère à une autre. Il y a lieu de lui préférer «rue de transit» dans les textes plus relevés. 2, record 1, French, - rue%20de%20transit
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2006-01-03
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Road Networks
- Urban Furnishings and Equipment
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- through street 1, record 2, English, through%20street
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
(2) In a city, a street that allows to go from one point to another; the shortest distance to link two points. 2, record 2, English, - through%20street
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Réseaux routiers
- Équipements urbains
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- rue directe
1, record 2, French, rue%20directe
feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- rue libre 2, record 2, French, rue%20libre
feminine noun, obsolete
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Dans une ville, voie de circulation permettant de déboucher sur une autre artère sans revenir en arrière; artère constituant le chemin le plus court à emprunter pour aller d'un point à l'autre. 1, record 2, French, - rue%20directe
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
On utilisait «rue libre» pour signifier que l'interdiction d'y stationner rendait l'artère facile à emprunter pour se rendre d'un point à l'autre. L'expression n'a plus cours. 1, record 2, French, - rue%20directe
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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