Glossary entry

English term or phrase:

lower spreaders

French translation:

barres de flèches inférieures

Added to glossary by Exalon (X)
Oct 17, 2002 12:08
21 yrs ago
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English term

lower spreaders

English to French Tech/Engineering Ships, Sailing, Maritime
(adjustments made to a sailing boat)'Removal of the lower spreaders and diamonds to reduce weight and windage aloft. These have been replaced with aft lowers and a baby stay.'
Proposed translations (French)
4 +1 barres de flèches inférieures
Change log

Mar 19, 2011 13:00: Stéphanie Soudais changed "Term asked" from "lower spreaders (+rest of sentence)" to "lower spreaders" , "Field (specific)" from "(none)" to "Ships, Sailing, Maritime" , "Field (write-in)" from "nautical" to "(none)"

Proposed translations

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barres de flèches inférieures

Domaine(s)
  – Pleasure Boating and Yachting
  – Outfitting of Ships
Domaine(s)
  – Yachting et navigation de
plaisance
  – Armement et gréement
 
spreader Source CORRECT,
VOIR FICHE

barre de flèche Source
CORRECT, FÉM

barre traversière Source
FÉM, VIEILLI

DEF – A wood or aluminum
strut that stands sideways (or
is angled slightly aft) on a
mast and through which a
shroud passes. This controls
athwartships bend in the
spar. Source

CONT – Horizontal spars
fitted on a mast to spread the
shrouds for more effective
bracing are called spreaders.
Source

OBS – Generally used in the
plural. Source

OBS – spreader: term also
used in sailing. Source

DEF – Autrefois dénommées
barres traversières, ce sont
des entretoises placées
latéralement entre un mât et
son gréement. Sou
Peer comment(s):

agree Marc Collard
33 mins
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