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Term of the Road Dictionary

side plough

  • Language : PIARC Road Dictionary / English
  • Theme : Operations Winter Serviceability
  • Definition : Snow blade at the side of and between the front and rear wheels of a vehicle used to widen the path already formed in the snow or to reduce the height of snow adjacent to the carriageway.
  • Synonyms : side plow (US)

Seiten-Schneepflug

  • Language : PIARC Road Dictionary / German
  • Theme : Betrieb Befahrbarkeit im Winter
  • Definition : Seitlich am Fahrzeug zwischen den Achsen montierter zusätzlicher Schneepflug, der zur Erzielung einer größeren Räumbreite seitlich ausgeklappt werden kann.
  • Synonyms : Seitenflügel

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