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VOITURE PIEGEE [2 records]

Record 1 2024-02-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Offences and crimes
  • Bombs and Grenades
  • Security
CONT

A car bomb - a favorite weapon of Beirut terrorists - was widely believed to be the cause of the explosion.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Infractions et crimes
  • Bombes et grenades
  • Sécurité

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Infracciones y crímenes
  • Bombas y granadas
  • Seguridad
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Record 2 2014-01-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • CBRNE Weapons
DEF

An improvised explosive device that is placed in a vehicle and that uses the vehicle's components and mechanisms to produce a massive impact during the explosion.

OBS

The term "car bomb" refers to only one type of vehicle.

OBS

vehicle-borne improvised explosive device; VBIED; vehicle IED: terms, abbreviation and definition standardized by the Canadian Capability-Based Planning Terminology Committee and the Translation Bureau.

OBS

vehicle-borne improvised explosive device; VBIED: term and abbreviation officially approved by the Defence Terminology Standardization Board and the Joint Terminology Panel.

OBS

vehicle-borne improvised explosive device; VBIED: term and abbreviation standardized by NATO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Armes CBRNE
DEF

Engin explosif improvisé qui est installé dans un véhicule et qui utilise les composants et les mécanismes du véhicule pour produire un puissant impact au moment de l'explosion.

OBS

Les termes «voiture piégée» et «véhicule piégé» désignent un type de véhicule plutôt que l'engin lui-même.

OBS

engin explosif improvisé placé dans un véhicule : terme et définition normalisés par le Comité de terminologie de la planification axée sur les capacités au Canada et le Bureau de la traduction.

OBS

dispositif explosif de circonstance embarqué; VBIED : terme et abréviation uniformisés par le Conseil de normalisation de terminologie de la Défense et par le Groupe d’experts en terminologie interarmées.

OBS

engin explosif improvisé placé dans un véhicule; dispositif explosif de circonstance placé dans un véhicule; VBIED : termes et abréviation normalisés par l'OTAN.

Spanish

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