We wore and stood in

Spanish translation: nos acercamos a una posición desde donde podíamos rastrillarlos (seguirlos/ubicarlos)

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English term or phrase: We wore and stood in
Spanish translation:nos acercamos a una posición desde donde podíamos rastrillarlos (seguirlos/ubicarlos)
Entered by: Cesar Serrano

00:00 Aug 12, 2009
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Ships, Sailing, Maritime / Términos náuticos
English term or phrase: We wore and stood in
At eleven P.M. We wore and stood in until daylight on the 4th, when we found ourselves so much to the southward, that the land about Cape Pillar bore N. b W.
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nos acercamos a una posición desde donde podíamos rastrillarlos (seguirlos/ubicarlos)
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7 Apr 2003 ... At 4.50 [Wore] ship and stood for the Enemy. At 5.25 [o'clock] Got very close to the enemy in a very [effective] rakeing position, ...
www.history.navy.mil/trivia/trivia03-1.htm
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we wore and stood in
nos acercamos a una posición desde donde podíamos rastrillarlos (seguirlos/ubicarlos)


Explanation:
7 Apr 2003 ... At 4.50 [Wore] ship and stood for the Enemy. At 5.25 [o'clock] Got very close to the enemy in a very [effective] rakeing position, ...
www.history.navy.mil/trivia/trivia03-1.htm


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