(ZONA DE) FONDEO A LA GIRA
English translation: give a wide berth so ship swings at anchor / berth to swing at anchor
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| Spanish to English translations [PRO] Tech/Engineering - Ships, Sailing, Maritime / Muelles, Puertos, terminales | |||||||
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|  Selected response from: Margarita Ezquerra (Smart Translators, S.L.) Spain Local time: 08:20 | ||||||
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| 3 | give a wide berth so ship swings at anchor / berth to swing at anchor |
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give a wide berth so ship swings at anchor / berth to swing at anchor Explanation: lying at dock (English to Serbo-Croat translation glossary ...BERTH = a ship\'s place at a wharf, room for a ship to swing at anchor WHARF = a level quayside structure to which a ship may be moored to load and unload ... www.proz.com/kudoz/1047108 - 31k - Cached - Similar pages Berth — Infoplease.comThe place where a ship lies in harbour is called her berth: hence, to give a “wide berth” is to give a ship plenty of room to swing at anchor. ... www.infoplease.com/dictionary/brewers/berth.html - 21k - Cached - Similar pages give a wide berth: Information from Answers.comAvoid, as in After Jane told on them, they gave her a wide berth. This expression alludes to giving a vessel enough room to swing at anchor so as to avoid a ... www.answers.com/topic/give-a-wide-berth - 28k - Cached - Similar pages [PPT] Geen diatitelFile Format: Microsoft Powerpoint - View as HTML leaving berth and underway . We are going to drop sb anchor. “ ”. . Drop starboard anchor! ... is given to reduce the vessel’s swing rapidly. ... hhyy.ntsc.edu.cn/hy/kaoshi/other/BERTHING-TEST1.ppt - Similar pages Berth Anchorage: Fowey: www.destinationsouthwest.co.ukMaximum length of cruise ship that can anchor:. 'Swing buoy'; 160m; 'Under hills flood ... Any beam or air draught restrictions at any berth/anchorage: No ... www.destinationsouthwest.co.uk/main/destinations/Fowey/Bert... - 19k - Cached - Similar pages -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 6 minutos (2007-02-08 17:43:15 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- berth: zona de fondeo a la gira: swing at anchor |
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