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tacada

English translation: blocks

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Spanish term or phrase:tacada
English translation:blocks
Entered by: BristolTEc

14:48 Jan 29, 2019
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Transport / Transportation / Shipping / docking
Spanish term or phrase: tacada
From a maritime vessel manual from Spain for translation to British English.

I assume the term means the blocks/structures that sit under the vessel and support it when it is dry dock.

"En dique, siguiendo el método marítimo tradicional, descansando la quilla y el resto de la carena en las tacadas situadas en el lecho del dique."
BristolTEc
Ecuador
Local time: 20:32
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Explanation:
I think your assumption is right. See entry 4 here: https://termbank.com/en/spanish-english/tacada
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James A. Walsh
Spain
Local time: 03:32
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Many thanks, pointed me in the right direction
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tacadas
wedges


Explanation:
I think your assumption is right. See entry 4 here: https://termbank.com/en/spanish-english/tacada



    https://termbank.com/en/spanish-english/tacada
James A. Walsh
Spain
Local time: 03:32
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Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 51
Grading comment
Many thanks, pointed me in the right direction

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  neilmac: Around here we just say "tacos", but for ships they are probably bigger...
2 hrs
  -> Thanks again, Neil :)
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