crashtenders

Spanish translation: explicación

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English term or phrase:crashtenders
Spanish translation:explicación
Entered by: Candelaria Garcia del Pino

14:59 Jul 29, 2005
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Materials (Plastics, Ceramics, etc.)
English term or phrase: crashtenders
Sorry, I think I made a mistake the first time... It was my first question! Here's the whole chunk:

XX is specialised in the tailormade construction and production of glassfibre reinforced polyestercabins, crew cab extensions, superstructures and tanks, especially for fire fighting vehicles, water transport vehicles, antiriot vehicles, ambulances and airport crashtenders.

Thanks a lot!
Candelaria Garcia del Pino
Local time: 20:51
explicación
Explanation:
Un crashtender es un camión que tira espuma, es parte de los equipos antiincendio de los aeropuertos.

Acá hay una foto:

http://www.mbzponton.org/valueadded/other/unimog.htm

No sé cómo se llama en español, sorry.

Saludos,

Patricia

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Note added at 2005-07-29 16:15:40 (GMT)
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Crash Tender: a pump capable of spraying foam used at airports.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glossary_of_firefighting_terms

En Google hay algunas referencias a \"lanzas de espuma\"; el crashtender básicamente es una autobomba, con esta bomba que lanza espuma en vez de agua.
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Local time: 20:51
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Summary of answers provided
4protectores (para choques)
hecdan (X)
4explicación
Patricia Lutteral
4camiones de socorro aeronáutico
Luciana Caballero


  

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protectores (para choques)


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explicación


Explanation:
Un crashtender es un camión que tira espuma, es parte de los equipos antiincendio de los aeropuertos.

Acá hay una foto:

http://www.mbzponton.org/valueadded/other/unimog.htm

No sé cómo se llama en español, sorry.

Saludos,

Patricia

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Note added at 2005-07-29 16:15:40 (GMT)
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Crash Tender: a pump capable of spraying foam used at airports.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glossary_of_firefighting_terms

En Google hay algunas referencias a \"lanzas de espuma\"; el crashtender básicamente es una autobomba, con esta bomba que lanza espuma en vez de agua.

Patricia Lutteral
Argentina
Local time: 20:51
Native speaker of: Spanish
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camiones de socorro aeronáutico


Explanation:
Definitivamente son camiones, vehículos.

Luciana Caballero
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