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Means of Transport
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- Transport
- Transportation Means
- Transport Law
- Transport Contract
Hierarchical Display of Means of transport
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Environment > Environmental policy > Pollution control measures > Non-polluting vehicle
Means of transport
Concept of Means of transport
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Characteristics of Means of transport
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Translation of Means of transport
- Spanish: Medio de transporte
- French: Moyen de transport
- German: Beförderungsmittel
- Italian: Mezzo di trasporto
- Portuguese: Meio de transporte
- Polish: środki transportu
Thesaurus of Means of transport
Transport > Organisation of transport > Means of transport
Environment > Environmental policy > Pollution control measures > Non-polluting vehicle > Means of transport
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