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ANCHOR UP DOWN [2 records]

Record 1 2001-12-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Ship and Boat Parts

French

Domaine(s)
  • Parties des bateaux
OBS

ancre à l'aplomb : terme uniformisé par le Comité de normalisation de la terminologie navale.

Spanish

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Record 2 1997-02-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Ship and Boat Parts
  • Maneuvering of Ships
CONT

apeak: When the cable is hove short, or "up and down", and the bows are over the anchor to be broken out, the anchor is said to be apeak.

Key term(s)
  • anchor apeak
  • perpendiculary

French

Domaine(s)
  • Parties des bateaux
  • Manœuvre des navires
CONT

L'ancre est à pic lorsque la chaîne est verticale et que l'ancre va quitter le fond.

OBS

La source «c» rend «à pic» par "perpendiculary".

Key term(s)
  • à pic

Spanish

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