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istønde

13:42 Jan 13, 2013
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Danish to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Ships, Sailing, Maritime / polar navigation
Danish term or phrase: istønde
Activ anløber Grønland og forcerer storisen i massiv tåge. Alle er på dæk og i istønde for at spotte forræderiske isbjerge og skosser i en nat, hvor alle nuancer fortaber sig i en insisterende grå. Men så træder det fortryllende landskab pludselig frem i al sin skarphed.

crow's nest?
Diarmuid Kennan
Ireland
Local time: 00:03


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3radar dome
Ian Giles
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istønden
andres-larsen

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20 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
radar dome


Explanation:
See the reference for a picture of one. The photographer (part of the Danish Navy) has translated it as a "radar dome" which I gather can also be called a "radome" in the industry. You can see in the picture that there's a walkway around the bottom of the "dome" bit. Personally, I quite like your own suggestion of "crow's nest".


    Reference: http://www.flickr.com/photos/boegh/5677823178/in/set-7215762...
Ian Giles
United Kingdom
Local time: 00:03
Works in field
Native speaker of: English
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6 hrs
Reference: istønden

Reference information:
[1] MODERNE TEKNISKE HJÆLPEMIDLER TIL SEJLADS I ARKTISKE FARVANDE ...
www.tidsskriftetgronland.dk/.../1953-3-Artikel0...
Istønden har altid været en særdeles vigtig ting ombord i ishavsfartøjerne under sejlads i isen. ... Den gammelkendte istønde var en åben tønde med kun plads til een mand, der med råber gav sine ordrer om ror- og maskinmanøvrer videre til den vagthavende styrmand på kommandobroen. ...
Da temperaturen i isen ofte er under nul grader celsius, og da skipperens nærværelse i istønden under vanskelige isforhold ofte er nødvendig i over et døgn, forstår man, at der krævedes
et jernhelbred af disse stoute ishavssøfolk.
Ved konstruktionen af „Kista Dan"s istønde gik man væk fra den gammelkendte form.
Tønden er blevet til et lille kommandorum. ... Det er stadig placeret højt til vejrs på den forreste mast, men det er helt lukket med en dør på agterkant og ellers vinduer hele vejen rundt, således at man har udsyn. ... Lejderen, der leder op til „istønden", er anbragt på forkanten af masten, og passagen til og fra den er sikret, så man ikke kan falde ned.

andres-larsen
Venezuela
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 11
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Asker: Thank you Andres, very useful

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