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FEU ARRIERE [3 records]

Record 1 - external organization data 2021-03-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Compartment – Nomenclature 4.0
  • Museums and Heritage (General)
OBS

taillamp: an item in the "Land Transportation Tools and Equipment" class of the "Distribution and Transportation Objects" category.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tiroir – Nomenclature 4.0
  • Muséologie et patrimoine (Généralités)
OBS

feu arrière : objet de la classe «Outils et équipement de transport terrestre» de la catégorie «Objets de manutention et de transport».

Spanish

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Record 2 2018-12-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Electrical Equipment (Motor Vehicles)
DEF

A vehicle red rear light.

CONT

Rear position lamps, also known as tail lights or rear lights, are always red in colour. Their function is to indicate presence when moving or stopped. ... The different information conveyed by the rear position lamp and the stop lamp is revealed by brightness, the stop lamp looking much brighter than the rear position lamp.

OBS

taillight: term officially approved by the Lexicon Project Committee (New Brunswick).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Équipement électrique (Véhicules automobiles)
DEF

Dispositif émettant une lumière rouge à l'arrière des véhicules à quatre roues et des engins à deux roues.

CONT

Les feux rouges arrière et l'éclairage de plaque doivent s'allumer en même temps que l'éclairage avant.

OBS

feu rouge arrière : terme uniformisé par le Comité du projet de lexiques (Nouveau-Brunswick).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Equipo eléctrico (Vehículos automotores)
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Record 3 1976-06-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Water Transport

French

Domaine(s)
  • Transport par eau
OBS

navires

Spanish

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