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09:38 May 8, 2008 |
French to English translations [PRO] Tech/Engineering - Ships, Sailing, Maritime | |||||||
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4 +1 | porthole shutter |
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4 | porthole lid, shield, or cap |
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4 | (port) sill |
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porthole lid, shield, or cap Explanation: A porthole lid recovered from. the wreck measured approximately 0.67 m square, which also corresponds to porthole lid. dimensions from the upper deck of the ... www.ipa.min-cultura.pt/pubs/TA/folder/18/302.pdf - -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 5 mins (2008-05-08 09:43:33 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- All Vetus Portholes install by clamping to hull surfac. ... Beckson Rain Shield for 8X18 Portlight, RS-18 for reducing rain into the open porlight as well ... www.go2marine.com/category.do?no=11691 - 35k |
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porthole shutter Explanation: See at the following addresses. Reference: http://www.saudiaramcoworld.com/issue/196902/wreck.of.the.ti... Reference: http://www.wisegeek.com/what-are-portholes.htm |
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(port) sill Explanation: you can see a picture of it here: "... la ligne est magnifique, racée avec un rouf étiré, discret et hublots surmontés de « paupières » d’un bel effet." http://www.ycpl.fr/photos2007/albumF50/index.html Here's what the OED says about 'sill': b. A horizontal beam forming the top or bottom of a ship's port; There are also a few 'eyelids' floating abour on the Net: Freeman Eckley, Inc. Freeman Eckley - Ohio, Michigan & Florida E ...Its purity of line, now-famous attributes (“eye-lid” cabin brow and flush hatches), ...... BENETEAU FIRST 50 NAMED A BEST BOAT FOR 2007 BY SAIL MAGAZINE ... www.freeman-eckley.com/cgi-bin/p/ewdp-newsletter.cgi?d=free... News - New and Used Yachts for Sale, UK Yacht and Motor Boat ...Second BENETEAU FIRST 50 arrives at Ipswich after the Southampton Boat Show. ... Its purity of line, now-famous attributes (“eye-lid” blinds, ... www.foxsyachts.co.uk/news.htm -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 22 hrs (2008-05-09 07:54:35 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- in a general 'housey' sense a 'sill' is indeed at the bottom of the window, however a 'sill' in boat building terms is also the lintel as per OED You may like to call it a 'lintel', 'protruding lintel" or 'proud lintel' but I'm not sure that 'lintel' is a pucker boatbuilding term: Lintel A horizontal support of timber, stone, metal, or concrete across the top of a door, window, or other opening. OED -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 22 hrs (2008-05-09 07:57:53 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- In the strictest sense, the kind of yachts we're talking about don't have lintels or sills because they are moulded rather than assembled -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 22 hrs (2008-05-09 08:08:36 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- it's a Beneteau-specific term isn't it? an innovation requiring a new word perhaps? ...and then again how about a 'portlight fillet' fillet A raised rim or ridge on any surface. E18. |
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