Glossary entry (derived from question below)
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.
Ankerspill / Slepegir.
Kandidaten skal ha inngående kunnskap om bruk av ankerspill og både levere og ta inn slepegiret.
Proposed translations
(English)
4 | tow gear | Charles Ek |
4 | towing gear | Leif Henriksen |
3 | slip gear | David Connor |
Proposed translations
4 hrs
Selected
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.
3 hrs
towing gear
The equipment needed to connect to a craft/rig for towing purposes.
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