angle of heel

Arabic translation: زاوية الميلان

09:36 Nov 30, 2004
English to Arabic translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Ships, Sailing, Maritime / ships
English term or phrase: angle of heel
most ships go over to an angle of heel and then come back again. That is the ranking movement that is built into the ship.
Rana Iskandarani
Local time: 22:23
Arabic translation:زاوية الميلان
Explanation:
heel of a ship could mean
اسفل الصاري or مؤخر المركب
and heel of a specific ship could also mean
ميلان المركب

so angle of heel could be translated into
زاوية ميلان السفينة او المركب
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jenan
Local time: 21:23
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3 +1زاوية الميلان
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زاوية الميلان


Explanation:
heel of a ship could mean
اسفل الصاري or مؤخر المركب
and heel of a specific ship could also mean
ميلان المركب

so angle of heel could be translated into
زاوية ميلان السفينة او المركب


    Reference: http://search.eb.com/titanic/buoyancy.html
    Reference: http://www.ccga12.org/glossary/?action=term>id=264
jenan
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agree  ArabicSoft: زاويةُ مَيَلانِ - السفينةِ أو القارب
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