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Niederflurstrassenbahnfahrzeuge

English translation: low-floor tram cars


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German term or phrase:Niederflurstrassenbahnfahrzeuge
English translation:low-floor tram cars
Entered by: Alex Khanin
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20:19 Sep 21, 2008
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Tech/Engineering - Transport / Transportation / Shipping / Transport
German term or phrase: Niederflurstrassenbahnfahrzeuge
Siemens lieferte insgesamt 12 Niederflurstrassenbahnfahrzeuge.
Renata Swigonska
Poland
Local time: 10:44
Low Floor Tram Cars
Explanation:
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Note added at 12 hrs (2008-09-22 09:07:07 GMT)
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Correction: low-floor tram cars
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Alex Khanin
Germany
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4 +6Low Floor Tram CarsAlex Khanin
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Ingeborg Gowans

  

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24 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +6
Low Floor Tram Cars


Explanation:
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Note added at 12 hrs (2008-09-22 09:07:07 GMT)
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Correction: low-floor tram cars

Alex Khanin
Germany
Native speaker of: Native in RussianRussian
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Jana Honegger: I also saw several references to that effect, though lower case of course, and with a hyphen "low-floor"
13 mins
  -> of course, thanks
agree  Ingeborg Gowans
24 mins
  -> thanks
agree  Kim Metzger: low-floor streetcars in the US and Canada
1 hr
agree  EdithK
8 hrs
agree  David Moore: Low-floor trams in Europe, more commonly; tramcars/tram cars also tend to be regarded as a US import.
11 hrs
agree  GET ENERGY
14 hrs
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Ingeborg Gowans
Canada
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 24
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Changes made by editors
Sep 26, 2008 - Changes made by Alex Khanin:
Edited KOG entryAlex Khanin's old entry - "Niederflurstrassenbahnfahrzeuge" => "low floor tram cars"
Sep 26, 2008 - Changes made by Alex Khanin:
Edited KOG entryRenata Swigonska's old entry - "Niederflurstrassenbahnfahrzeuge" => "Low Floor Tram Cars"


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