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English translation: Shackle

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Chinese term or phrase:	节
English translation:	Shackle
Entered by:	Jennyfer Deffland

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13:09 Oct 19, 2007

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Tech/Engineering - Ships, Sailing, Maritime

Chinese term or phrase: 节

抛左锚至两*节*入水

当时用刹车控制放错链，放到不自然下落，尽早观察一下2*节*水面。

The text is a handwritten protocol about a collision of two ships. Maybe some of the characters in the sentence 2 are wrong, the text is very hard to read.

Jennyfer Deffland KudoZ activity Questions: 22 (none open) (2 without valid answers) Answers: 3 Germany
Local time: 13:35

Shackle

Explanation:
十五英尺长的缆绳[锚链]

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http://www.google.cn/search?complete=1&hl=zh-CN&newwindow=1&...

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Note added at 1 hr (2007-10-19 14:30:56 GMT)
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drop/cast port anchor with two shackles of cable in the water

http://www.maritimenz.govt.nz/publications/accidents/reports...

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Shang
China
Local time: 19:35

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4 +2

Shackle

Shang

3 -1

knot

franksf

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peer agreement (net): -1

knot

Explanation:
knot

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Nautical. A division on a log line used to measure the speed of a ship.
(Abbr. kn. or kt.) A unit of speed, one nautical mile per hour, approximately 1.85 kilometers (1.15 statute miles) per hour.

http://www.answers.com/knot?cat=health

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c. A distance of one nautical mile.

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PRO pts in category: 4

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peer agreement (net): +2

Shackle

Shang
China
Local time: 19:35
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PRO pts in category: 16

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Thank you very much!

Notes to answerer

Asker: Shackle makes sense here, so two shackles of the anchor, or 55 meters of the anchor chain, are in the water?

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