Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Dutch term or phrase:
schuifzeil
English translation:
sliding tarpaulin
Dutch term
schuifzeil
It seems to be a kind of mobile tarpaulin on wheels that can be pushed back to oncover the loading surface.
Any ideas?
TIA
| 5 | sliding tarpaulin |
AM Larrieu
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| 4 | curtainsider |
Dimitri Van Vossel
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| 3 | movable tarpaulin system |
Jack den Haan
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| 3 | sliding curtain |
Neil Cross
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Oct 29, 2007 19:10: AM Larrieu changed "Edited KOG entry" from "<a href="/profile/13646">Alexander Schleber (X)'s</a> old entry - "schuifzeil"" to ""sliding tarpaulin""
Proposed translations
sliding tarpaulin
Netherlands
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movable tarpaulin system
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Note added at 18 mins (2007-10-29 12:10:14 GMT)
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A few more ideas:
movable tarpaulin
http://www.compaan.sk/nase_produkty14_en.php
movable tarpaulin cover system
http://www.wikipatents.com/ca/2107179.html
slidable truck cover assembly
http://www.patentgenius.com/patent/4948193.html
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Note added at 20 mins (2007-10-29 12:12:13 GMT)
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PS: Even though unsupported by web references, I think I would go for 'slidable tarpaulin' myself.
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curtainsider
New curtainsider in demand
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sliding curtain
One example:
http://www.slideaway.com.au/TruckCurtains/Truck-Curtains.php
"Engineered sliding curtains for the long haul... Our Slide-a-way brand of truck curtains offer outstanding durability and quality of manufacture. With more than 15 years of curtain manufacturing & development history behind the brand, Slide-a-way curtain siders are the system of choice by some of Australia’s most progressive body builders, transport companies and corporations."
There's even a video of the sliding curtain here:
http://www.slideaway.com.au/Downloads/Easyglidevideo.mpeg
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