Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Jan 6, 2005 13:22
19 yrs ago
German term
Kanonenluke
German to English
Tech/Engineering
Ships, Sailing, Maritime
"Es befinden sich jetzt Storchennester an den Stellen, die einst als Kanonenluken genutzt wurden."
Beschreibung eines Schiffswracks. Ich kann keine Übersetzung für Kanonenluke finden. Danke im Voraus.
Beschreibung eines Schiffswracks. Ich kann keine Übersetzung für Kanonenluke finden. Danke im Voraus.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +3 | gunport |
Kim Metzger
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| 4 +2 | porthole |
Cilian O'Tuama
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| 4 +1 | Gun port |
Gareth McMillan
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Proposed translations
+3
8 mins
Kim Metzger
Mexico
Mexico
Native in English
Mexico
Committed to Quality and Service
Native in: English (Variant: US) 
Works in: German to English
Related KudoZ points
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123
Selected
gunport
How did ships change during the time that Henry VIII was king?
Warships now carried much heavier cannon on board, about 20 heavy, and 60 light ones. The great cannon could now fire a 'broadside', which meant all guns along one side of the ship firing at once. Watertight 'gunports' with hinges were also invented. These gunports were flaps that covered holes in the side of the ship. The flaps would be opened in a battle so that the cannon could poke out while they were being fired.
http://www.nmm.ac.uk/server?show=conWebDoc.150&outputFormat=...
Warships now carried much heavier cannon on board, about 20 heavy, and 60 light ones. The great cannon could now fire a 'broadside', which meant all guns along one side of the ship firing at once. Watertight 'gunports' with hinges were also invented. These gunports were flaps that covered holes in the side of the ship. The flaps would be opened in a battle so that the cannon could poke out while they were being fired.
http://www.nmm.ac.uk/server?show=conWebDoc.150&outputFormat=...
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
+1
10 mins
Gareth McMillan
Native in English
Works in field
Least is most, so keep it simple!
Native in: English
Works in: German to English, English
Related KudoZ points
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8
Gun port
IMO
A hole or cutaway in the ships hull for poking the muzzle of a cannon through. Sometimes covered by a door/flap.
A hole or cutaway in the ships hull for poking the muzzle of a cannon through. Sometimes covered by a door/flap.
+2
2 mins
Cilian O'Tuama
Germany
Germany
Native in English
Germany
Quality Translations since 1986
Native in: English
Works in: German to English, English, German, and 6 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
30
porthole
porthole:
an opening (as a window) with a cover or closure especially in the side of a ship or aircraft
2 : a port through which to shoot
Meriam-Webster
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Note added at 4 hrs 35 mins (2005-01-06 17:57:51 GMT)
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some references - including an elderly gentleman standing on some poop ;-)
Nine bright brass cannons peeped out at us from her portholes. Above the line of hammocks, which hung like carded wool along her bulwarks, we could see the heads of the seamen staring down at us, and pointing us out to each other. On the high poop stood an elderly officer with cocked hat and trim white wig, who at once whipped up his glass and gazed at us through it.
http://www.classic-literature.co.uk/scottish-authors/arthur-...
The ship is armed with eight cannons, which really fire cannonballs (manually operated safety-shoot) and lock into position in the portholes. http://www.piratesstore.com/toys/toys.php
The Pirate ship has cotton sails, four cannons placed strategically at portholes.
http://store.wokits.com/vewoshfrsh.html
an opening (as a window) with a cover or closure especially in the side of a ship or aircraft
2 : a port through which to shoot
Meriam-Webster
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Note added at 4 hrs 35 mins (2005-01-06 17:57:51 GMT)
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some references - including an elderly gentleman standing on some poop ;-)
Nine bright brass cannons peeped out at us from her portholes. Above the line of hammocks, which hung like carded wool along her bulwarks, we could see the heads of the seamen staring down at us, and pointing us out to each other. On the high poop stood an elderly officer with cocked hat and trim white wig, who at once whipped up his glass and gazed at us through it.
http://www.classic-literature.co.uk/scottish-authors/arthur-...
The ship is armed with eight cannons, which really fire cannonballs (manually operated safety-shoot) and lock into position in the portholes. http://www.piratesstore.com/toys/toys.php
The Pirate ship has cotton sails, four cannons placed strategically at portholes.
http://store.wokits.com/vewoshfrsh.html
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Steffen Walter
10 mins
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| neutral |
Francis Lee (X)
: otherwise correct, but the context does imply a military function (I reckon) // for me, the "genutzt wurden" as opposed to "waren" is the difference between "gunport" and just "porthole" (see Kurt's comment)
12 mins
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don't see any military context, could even be the wreck of a pirate ship (shiver me timbers)//I can't say I follow you (but there's no need to pursue this further). Ciao
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| agree |
Christine Lam
1 hr
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| neutral |
Kurt Beals
: The first definition is the more familiar one, to me anyway - if i just saw "portholes" in English i'd think of windows, not guns.
4 hrs
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