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ROUTE CONTOURNEMENT [1 record]

Record 1 2009-10-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Road Networks
DEF

A road section on the fringe of a town or village, to enable through traffic to pass around it.

OBS

bypass: term and definition proposed by the World Road Association.

Key term(s)
  • by-pass
  • by-pass road

French

Domaine(s)
  • Réseaux routiers
DEF

Tronçon d'une route [...], généralement extérieur à une agglomération, destiné à absorber la circulation de transit.

OBS

déviation; contournement : termes proposés par l'Association mondiale de la route.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Redes viales
DEF

Tramo de carretera exterior a una población que se une en sus extremos a una carretera que atraviesa dicha población.

OBS

variante: Término y definición propuestos por la Asociación Mundial de la Carretera.

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