gemeinsame Fahrflächentangente
English translation: common-use road surface
| 09:07 Jan 17, 2005 |
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| 2 | shared running surface |
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| gemeinsame Fahrflächentangente shared running surface Explanation: The URL below contains a reference to this term, of Viennese origin, that suggests that it refers to street-running where the surface of the rail head is flush with the road surface. Breaking the word down into its components, would would it be reasonable to understand '-tangente' as being equivalent to 'point of contact'? 'Shared running' appears to be a commonly-used expression in this context. Reference: http://www.wien.gv.at/mdbd/ava/daten/gl07.pdf |
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| gemeinsame Fahrflächentangente common-use road surface Explanation: Really, Konstantinos, unless this is an expression isolated from everything else, you MUST HAVE SOMETHING by way of context! Anyway, this suggestion is much better than just a guess, but you'll have to be sure the fact that the tram-tracks are let into the road surface is covered elsewhere in your text. If the "Tangente" has the normal meaning of an outfall road, or town-centre avoiding road or bypass, only your text can say... -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 51 mins (2005-01-17 09:58:36 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- From your added note, which could have helped as \"context\", I suggest something like \"common use tram and rubber-tyred traffic road\". Since it IS only an abbreviation, I can\'t see much option, than to explain it like this. For the USA, use \"tram*CAR*\" and \"t*I*red\" -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 51 mins (2005-01-17 09:59:08 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- other than... |
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