drives on. This glossary is an alphabetical listing of road transport terms. 2+1 road A specific category of three-lane road, consisting of two lanes in...
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classification of various automobile styles, see Glossary of automotive design; for terms related to transportation by road, see Glossary of road transport terms; for...
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Rail transport terms are a form of technical terminology applied to railways. Although many terms are uniform across different nations and companies, they...
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Tarmacadam (redirect from Tarred road)
enhancement of simple compacted stone macadam surfaces invented by Scottish engineer John Loudon McAdam in the early 19th century. The terms "tarmacadam"...
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This glossary of geography terms is a list of definitions of terms and concepts used in geography and related fields, including Earth science, oceanography...
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This glossary of nautical terms is an alphabetical listing of terms and expressions connected with ships, shipping, seamanship and navigation on water...
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Road transport or road transportation is a type of transport using roads. Transport on roads can be roughly grouped into the transportation of goods and...
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Macadam (redirect from Macadam road)
aircraft runways. History of road transport Lay, Maxwell G (1992), Ways of the World: A History of the World's Roads and of the Vehicles That Used Them, New...
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This glossary of nautical terms is an alphabetical listing of terms and expressions connected with ships, shipping, seamanship and navigation on water...
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An arterial road or arterial thoroughfare is a high-capacity urban road that sits below freeways/motorways on the road hierarchy in terms of traffic flow...
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wide range of conditions. The specific purpose, mode of transport, material and location of a road determine the characteristics it must have in order...
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Esplanade (redirect from Sea side road)
region of Spain is alameda Alameda de Hercules, Seville, o rambla, such as La Rambla in Barcelona, but more widely used terms in the rest of the Hispanic...
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for "road" or "roads" on Wikipedia. Glossary of road transport terms All pages with titles beginning with road All pages with titles containing road Path...
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and toll roads, but not cycle paths". The Eurostat, ITF and UNECE Glossary for Transport Statistics Illustrated defines a road as a "Line of communication...
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glossary of wildfire terms is a list of definitions of terms and concepts relevant to wildfires and wildland firefighting. Except where noted, terms have...
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corridor. "Road Function Classifications" (PDF). US Department of Transportation. November 2000. UK Government Planning Portal: Glossary: D Archived...
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administered by the Department of Roads under the Ministry of Physical Infrastructure and Transport (Nepal). According to the Statistics of National Highway SNH-2020/21...
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This glossary of agriculture is a list of definitions of terms and concepts used in agriculture, its sub-disciplines, and related fields, including horticulture...
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low, and the cost of a bridge is uneconomic – in most cases, in rural areas. Flood control channel Glossary of road transport terms Low water crossing...
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is a track, road or railway on the upper point of an embankment across "a low, or wet place, or piece of water". It can be constructed of earth, masonry...
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This glossary of geography terms is a list of definitions of terms and concepts used in geography and related fields, including Earth science, oceanography...
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roads are typically part of a winter road, but they can also be simple stand-alone structures, connecting two shorelines. Ice roads may be planned, built...
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Traffic sign (redirect from Road sign)
Fingerpost Gantry (transport) Glossary of road transport terms List of public signage typefaces Road surface marking Rules of the road Street sign theft...
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Dead end street (redirect from No through road)
no through road or no exit road, is a street with only one combined inlet and outlet. The term "dead end" is understood in all varieties of English but...
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major roads were classed as trunk roads, and the Minister of Transport took direct control of them and the bridges across them. The Trunk Roads Act came...
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(1966-1995) Comparison of traffic signs in English-speaking countries Crosswalks in North America Glossary of road transport terms Road signs in the United...
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Dual carriageway (redirect from Dual carriage road)
[unreliable source] Maps of declared roads VicRoads Coffs Harbour Bypass Government of New South Wales Hume Highway duplication Transport for NSW Red vial nacional...
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A road diet (also called a lane reduction, road rechannelization or road conversion) is a technique in transportation planning whereby the number of travel...
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other forms of heavy transport (freight train, cargo aircraft, container ship) are not feasible or practical. Early road trains consisted of traction engines...
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ring road (also known as circular road, beltline, beltway, circumferential (high)way, loop or orbital) is a road or a series of connected roads encircling...
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