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aileron d'échouage

English translation: grounding skeg

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French term or phrase:aileron d\'échouage
English translation:grounding skeg
Entered by: Olieslagers

06:20 Feb 2, 2010
French to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Ships, Sailing, Maritime / catamaran
French term or phrase: aileron d'échouage
Il dispose *d’ailerons d’échouage* pour la protection des sail drives, de crashboxes aux étraves et jupes.

Thanks for your help.
Olieslagers
French Polynesia
Local time: 01:37
grounding skeg
Explanation:
this link has an illustration : http://tinyurl.com/yjlodnc

see also http://www.faqs.org/patents/app/20080293312
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Catharine Cellier-Smart
Reunion
Local time: 15:37
Grading comment
Thank you very much for your help!
Noëlle
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
3 +4grounding skeg
Catharine Cellier-Smart


  

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10 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +4
grounding skeg


Explanation:
this link has an illustration : http://tinyurl.com/yjlodnc

see also http://www.faqs.org/patents/app/20080293312

Catharine Cellier-Smart
Reunion
Local time: 15:37
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 8
Grading comment
Thank you very much for your help!
Noëlle

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Graham macLachlan: "skeg" suffices IMO
29 mins
  -> thank you Graham
agree  Michael GREEN: Agree with Graham's comment (belated HNY, Graham - life has been SO busy ..!)
1 hr
  -> thank you also Michael
agree  Carruthers (X): as in Skegness (cutwater)
1 hr
  -> thank you Carruthers
agree  Drmanu49
4 hrs
  -> thank you Drmanu
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