高地

English translation: Hill

17:40 Nov 12, 2010
Chinese to English translations [PRO]
Military / Defense
Chinese term or phrase: 高地
It is a very common term in Chinese military terminology but I just cannot find any established English translation. Could anyone know this? For example, 2号高地。 Thanks.
xiaoyanchen
Local time: 12:44
English translation:Hill
Explanation:
In military parlance and on military maps, if there is a numerical designation we use "Hill."

For example, "Concentrate artillery fire on Hill No. 11"

See Wikipedia article for this usage:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_incident_on_Hill_192
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Aaron Gilkison (X)
United States
Local time: 16:44
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5 +1high ground
Jungho Jo
4 +1Hill
Aaron Gilkison (X)
3heights
pkchan


  

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11 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
high ground


Explanation:
They use it like this,

Soliders occupy positions on high ground.
They occupied advantageous high ground.

Jungho Jo
South Korea
Local time: 05:44
Native speaker of: Native in KoreanKorean

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Aaron Gilkison (X): I think this is accurate in general, though not in the specific circumstance where there is a numerical designator
53 mins

agree  Lifu Wang
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
Hill


Explanation:
In military parlance and on military maps, if there is a numerical designation we use "Hill."

For example, "Concentrate artillery fire on Hill No. 11"

See Wikipedia article for this usage:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_incident_on_Hill_192

Aaron Gilkison (X)
United States
Local time: 16:44
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 40
Notes to answerer
Asker: I just checked with one native English speaker about this after posting the question. He suggested the same thing. Your answer further confirmed this. Thanks!


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agree  Huijiao Deng
3 days 7 hrs
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heights


Explanation:
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pkchan
United States
Local time: 16:44
Native speaker of: Native in ChineseChinese
PRO pts in category: 36
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