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LONGITUDINAL SILL [2 records]

Record 1 1986-09-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Rolling Stock (Railroads)
  • Freight Service (Rail Transport)
DEF

Longitudinal member of the underframe of a car. There are usually a center sill, two side sills and sometimes two intermediate sills.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Matériel roulant (Chemins de fer)
  • Trafic marchandises (Transport par rail)
DEF

Élément longitudinal du châssis d'un wagon. Il en faut au moins trois : un au centre appelé longrine et un de chaque côté, les brancards. On place quelquefois deux longerons intermédiaires entre les brancards et la longrine.

Spanish

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Record 2 1981-11-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Bodywork and Framework (Motor Vehicles)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Carrosserie, caisse et châssis (Véhicules automobiles)

Spanish

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