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VELOMOTOR [2 records]

Record 1 2007-11-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Motorcycles and Snowmobiles
  • Types of Motor Vehicles and Bicycles
  • Wheeled Vehicles (Military)
DEF

A two-wheeled vehicle which is driven by an engine.

OBS

motorcycle; mc: term and abbreviation officially approved by the Department of National Defence and the Canadian Forces.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Motos et motoneiges
  • Sortes de véhicules automobiles et de bicyclettes
  • Véhicules à roues (Militaire)
DEF

Véhicule automobile à deux roues (cyclomoteur, motocyclette, scooter, vélomoteur).

OBS

motocycle; moto : terme et abréviation uniformisés par le ministère de la Défense nationale et les Forces canadiennes.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Motocicletas y motos de nieve
  • Tipos de vehículos automotores y bicicletas
  • Vehículos de ruedas (Militar)
OBS

Nombre genérico de los vehículos automóviles de dos ruedas(ciclomotor, velomotor, scooter y motocicleta). Por extensión, triciclo.

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Record 2 2006-01-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Motorcycles and Snowmobiles
OBS

--a light motorcycle resembling a bicycle in design and structure. A bicycle to which a motor for propulsion is attached.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Motos et motoneiges
DEF

Motocyclette légère.

OBS

À l'origine, le terme de vélomoteur désignait les bicyclettes munies d'un moteur auxiliaire, qui, de nos jours, sont plus exactement dénommées cyclomoteurs.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Motocicletas y motos de nieve
DEF

Motocicleta ligera, con motor de escasa potencia fiscal.

OBS

Primitivamente el velomotor era una bicicleta(hoy llamada ciclomotor) provista de un motorcito auxiliar, y ese nombre corresponde ahora a motocicletas ligeras con motor de 50 a 125 cm³ de embolada.

OBS

El scooter es una variante de velomotor especialmente estructurado.

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