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Spanish term or phrase:
tronco
English translation:
trunk road
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Kathryn Litherland
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tronco
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Construction / Civil Engineering
Roads
In technical descriptions of road building projects:
"La sección de firme utilizada en el tronco es la solución sección estructural tipo XXX... "
"La sección transversal del tronco de autovía está compuesta por dos calzadas con dos carriles por sentido "
"El firme elegido para el tronco, partiendo de un tráfico de categoría T-1 y una explanada tipo E-3 ha sido el correspondiente a la Sección 132, siendo su estructura la siguiente:" followed by a description of the various layers of bitumen mixtures, cement base, etc.
"La sección de firme utilizada en el tronco es la solución sección estructural tipo XXX... "
"La sección transversal del tronco de autovía está compuesta por dos calzadas con dos carriles por sentido "
"El firme elegido para el tronco, partiendo de un tráfico de categoría T-1 y una explanada tipo E-3 ha sido el correspondiente a la Sección 132, siendo su estructura la siguiente:" followed by a description of the various layers of bitumen mixtures, cement base, etc.
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trunk road
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trunk_road
"A trunk road, trunk highway, or strategic road is a major road—usually connecting two or more cities, ports, airports, etc.—which is the recommended route for long-distance and freight traffic. Many trunk roads have segregated lanes in a dual carriageway, or are motorway standard."
"A trunk road, trunk highway, or strategic road is a major road—usually connecting two or more cities, ports, airports, etc.—which is the recommended route for long-distance and freight traffic. Many trunk roads have segregated lanes in a dual carriageway, or are motorway standard."
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