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VEHICULO CARRETERA [1 record]

Record 1 2003-06-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Types of Motor Vehicles and Bicycles
DEF

Any vehicle that is designed to be drawn or propelled on land, including on ice roads, by any power other than muscle power and includes a machine designed to derive support in the atmosphere from reactions against the earth's surface of air expelled from the machine, but does not include a railway vehicle.

OBS

Term and definition used by Transport Canada.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sortes de véhicules automobiles et de bicyclettes
DEF

Véhicule qui est conçu pour être tiré ou propulsé à terre, y compris sur les routes tracées sur la glace, au moyen d'une force autre que la force musculaire. La présente définition comprend les engins conçus pour se maintenir dans l'atmosphère par l'effet de la réaction, sur la surface de la terre, de l'air qu'ils expulsent, mais exclut les véhicules ferroviaires.

OBS

Terme et définition qu'utilise Transports Canada.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Tipos de vehículos automotores y bicicletas
OBS

Por oposición a "vehículo de uso múltiple" o "vehículo utilitario".

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