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Record 1 2009-10-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Accessories
  • Security Devices
DEF

A flashing warning light that projects upwards from the roof of a motor vehicle.

CONT

At the turn-off... a police cruiser stood... its roof-light blinking a constant warning.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Accessoires d'automobiles et de bicyclettes
  • Dispositifs de sécurité
DEF

Phare rotatif équipant le toit de certains véhicules prioritaires (voitures de police, ambulances, etc.).

Spanish

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Record 2 2006-09-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Safety Equipment (Motor Vehicles and Bicycles)
  • Railroad Safety
CONT

... vehicle (four-wheel drive) identified by telescopic red dome light.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sécurité (Véhicules automobiles et bicyclettes)
  • Sécurité (Transport par rail)
CONT

Véhicules prioritaires - Les avertisseurs lumineux sont des feux tournants à éclats ou des feux intermittents de couleur jaune orangé placés sur le toit des véhicules.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Equipo de seguridad (Vehículos automotores y bicicletas)
  • Seguridad (Transporte ferroviario)
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Record 3 1993-08-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Trucks and Dollies (Materials Handling)
OBS

Warning lights: flashing beacon, rotating flasher, etc.

OBS

Term standardized by ISO.

OBS

Powered industrial trucks - terminology.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Chariots de manutention
OBS

Avertisseurs lumineux :feu clignotant, feu tournant, etc.

OBS

Terme normalisé par l’ISO.

OBS

Terminologie des chariots de manutention automoteurs.

Spanish

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Record 4 1993-01-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Weapon Systems

French

Domaine(s)
  • Systèmes d'armes

Spanish

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Record 5 1985-09-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Signalling and Illumination (Water Transp.)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Signalisation (Transport par eau)

Spanish

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Record 6 1984-11-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • General Scientific and Technical Vocabulary
OBS

(circ. 0/29/40)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Vocabulaire technique et scientifique général

Spanish

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Record 7 1983-02-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Lighting
OBS

Lights. Those units and components which provide for external and internal illumination such as landing lights, taxi lights, position lights, rotating lights, ice lights, master warning lights, passenger reading and cabin dome lights, etc.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Éclairage
OBS

Éclairage. Équipements et composants assurant l’éclairage extérieur et intérieur, tels que phares d’atterrissage, phares de roulement, feux de position, feux tournants, projecteurs de détection de givrage, voyants d’alarme principaux, liseuses et plafonniers de cabine passagers, etc.

Spanish

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Record 8 1976-06-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Air Transport
CONT

... under-fuselage rotating navigation light.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Transport aérien
CONT

[...] feu ventral tournant de navigation.

Spanish

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