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DRY GAP BRIDGE [1 record]

Record 1 2022-01-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Field Engineering (Military)
  • General Conduct of Military Operations
DEF

A bridge, fixed or portable, which is used to span a gap that does not normally contain water.

OBS

[Dry gap bridges may be, for example,] antitank ditches, road craters, etc.

OBS

dry gap bridge: designation standardized by NATO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Génie (Militaire)
  • Conduite générale des opérations militaires
DEF

Pont fixe ou mobile, servant à enjamber une coupure qui normalement ne contient pas d'eau.

OBS

[Les ponts sur brèche sèche peuvent être, par exemple, des] fossé antichar, [des] cratères sur route, etc.

OBS

pont sur brèche sèche : désignation normalisée par l'OTAN.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Ingeniería de campaña (Militar)
  • Conducción general de las operaciones militares
DEF

Puente fijo o móvil que sirve para franquear una brecha que, normalmente, no contiene agua, por ejemplo, zanjas contracarro, embudos en carretera, etc.

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