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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesgaleria de utilidades
Pronunciation / Transliteration: galeria de utilidades
"A manutenção dos cabos é feita através da galeria de utilidades."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A large, usually heated and insulated utility tunnel or trench used to house multiple municipal services such as water, sewage, electricity, and telecommunications cables in cold-climate regions.
"During the harsh arctic winter, city workers performed routine maintenance inside the underground utilidor." - 2
Any centralized conduit or chase system designed for routing multiple infrastructure pipelines across large industrial complexes or institutional campuses.
"The hospital campus expanded its steam and electrical distribution network by building a new network of utilidors."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Coined in North America during the mid-20th century as a portmanteau blending 'utility' and 'corridor'. It emerged primarily in arctic and sub-arctic engineering contexts to describe enclosed, heated pathways designed to protect essential municipal services from extreme freezing temperatures.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Utilidor" is said worldwide
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galerie technique
Transliteration: galerie teknik
"Les tuyaux d'eau sont protégés du gel dans la galerie technique."
Versorgungstunnel
Transliteration: fɛɐ̯zɔʁʊŋsˌtʊnəl
"Der Versorgungstunnel schützt die Leitungen vor extremer Kälte."
cunicolo dei servizi
Transliteration: kunikolo dei servitsi
"I tubi dell'acqua passano attraverso il cunicolo dei servizi."
galería de servicios
Transliteration: galería de serˈbiθjos
"Las tuberías están albergadas dentro de la galería de servicios subterránea."
galeria de utilidades
Transliteration: galeria de utilidades
"A manutenção dos cabos é feita através da galeria de utilidades."
उपयोगिता सुरंग
Transliteration: upyogita surang
"अत्यधिक ठंड से बचाने के लिए पाइपों को उपयोगिता सुरंग में रखा गया है।"
综合管廊
Transliteration: zōnghé guǎnláng
"城市供水和供电线路都安装在综合管廊内。"
공동구
Transliteration: gongdonggu
"지하 공동구는 동파를 방지하기 위해 난방이 됩니다."
共同溝
Transliteration: kyōdōkō
"寒冷地では、水道管が共同溝の中に保護されています。"
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