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SAND YACHT [1 record]

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Record 1 2002-09-30

English

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

A wind-driven vehicle with a mast and sails, having three wheels, a single seat, and a steering wheel, used especially on beaches and other sandy areas.

OBS

land yacht: Also called "sand yacht".

French

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

véhicule de sport sur roues ou patins à glace, qui avance à la voile (sur le sable, la glace).

CONT

Mettez un char à voile dans votre voiture. [...] Il fonctionne avec un gréement aussi bien de planche à voile que de char à voile. Son châssis, en acier traité et peint par poudrage époxy, se compose de deux parties, le timon et l'essieu arrière, démontables grâce à deux molettes. Sa conception en fait un engin utilisable sur tout type de surface de roulage (sable, herbe, surface en dur).

Spanish

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