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WAGON-POSTE [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2007-10-16
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Post Offices
- Rolling Stock (Railroads)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- railway post office
1, record 1, English, railway%20post%20office
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
- RPO 1, record 1, English, RPO
correct
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- travelling post office 2, record 1, English, travelling%20post%20office
correct, Great Britain
- TPO 2, record 1, English, TPO
correct, Great Britain
- TPO 2, record 1, English, TPO
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Portable mail-handling equipment for sorting mail in transit on trains. 1, record 1, English, - railway%20post%20office
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Bureaux de poste
- Matériel roulant (Chemins de fer)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- bureau de poste ambulant
1, record 1, French, bureau%20de%20poste%20ambulant
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- bureau ambulant 2, record 1, French, bureau%20ambulant
correct, masculine noun
- ambulant postal 3, record 1, French, ambulant%20postal
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Wagon-poste où des employés effectuent le tri des dépêches pendant le trajet d’une gare à une autre. 4, record 1, French, - bureau%20de%20poste%20ambulant
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2007-10-16
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Postal Transport
- Rolling Stock (Railroads)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- mail car
1, record 2, English, mail%20car
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- railway mail car 2, record 2, English, railway%20mail%20car
correct
- postal car 3, record 2, English, postal%20car
correct
- railway post office car 4, record 2, English, railway%20post%20office%20car
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A railway car in which mail is transported and sorted. 5, record 2, English, - mail%20car
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Transports postaux
- Matériel roulant (Chemins de fer)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- wagon-poste
1, record 2, French, wagon%2Dposte
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- wagon poste 1, record 2, French, wagon%20poste
correct, masculine noun
- voiture postale 2, record 2, French, voiture%20postale
correct, feminine noun
- wagon postal 3, record 2, French, wagon%20postal
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1991-09-25
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Neology and Linguistic Borrowing
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- cart
1, record 3, English, cart
proposal
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Néologie et emprunts
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- ambulante
1, record 3, French, ambulante
feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Véhicule aménagé pour la vente de diverses sortes de marchandises (denrées, articles de consommation, d’utilité courante) et que le marchand déplace selon ses activités professionnelles. 2, record 3, French, - ambulante
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les rues de Lima, la capitale, sont devenues un vaste marché de la débrouille où des milliers de petits vendeurs descendus des bidonvilles, les «ambulantes» offrent à la sauvette, à tous les carrefours, des tue-mouches, des piles électriques ou des chewing-gums Chicklets. 1, record 3, French, - ambulante
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Ce mot représente un néologisme de sens; c'est un mot qui existe déjà, mais auquel on a donné un sens différent et une nouvelle catégorie grammaticale : substantif ayant une définition différente de celle trouvée dans le Petit Larousse, p. 58 : Ambulant, e adjectif Qui se déplace selon les besoins de sa profession ou d’une activité. Ambulant, n. et adjectif Agent du tri, dans un wagon-poste. D'autre part, le Petit Robert ne donne pas la classification de nom à ce mot; il cite l'exemple d’un courrier ambulant pour référer à un agent de tri. 2, record 3, French, - ambulante
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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