Glossary entry

Norwegian term or phrase:

slepegir

English translation:

tow gear

Added to glossary by Carole Hognestad
Nov 2, 2011 09:25
12 yrs ago
Norwegian term

slepegir

Norwegian to English Tech/Engineering Petroleum Eng/Sci
Included in an offshore training programme:

Ankerspill / Slepegir.
Kandidaten skal ha inngående kunnskap om bruk av ankerspill og både levere og ta inn slepegiret.

Proposed translations

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tow gear

See the first link for a Norwegian usage involving a tow of two vessels simultaneously. Second link has examples of the English term in use, including the example sentences from one of these.
Example sentence:

Vi snudde og gikk tilbake, festet seilbåt i slepegir og festet Busteren i kortslep bak seilbåten.

DeCourcy is a 33’ custom built salvage tug.She is equipped with tow gear and salvage gear and is ready at a moment’s notice

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1 hr

slip gear

judging by similar entries in a Norwegian petroleum industry dictionary, this would seem feasible.
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3 hrs

towing gear

The equipment needed to connect to a craft/rig for towing purposes.
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