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Art/Literary - Poetry & Literature / Fantasy | | English term or phrase: fighting top | He pulled himself up into the foremast shrouds. He climbed nimbly, reaching the shielded archery platform called the 'fighting top' in less than a minute.
It's an old-time five-masted sailing ship again. I might use a term like 'Kampfplattform' , would, however, prefer a more 'technical' term. |
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| | Schiffskastell/Kastell | Explanation:
Ich stelle mir das so vor:
http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schiffskastell
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Note added at 1 Stunde (2011-04-27 07:06:04 GMT)
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Soldatenplattform/Mastkastell und natürlich Mars kommen auch in Betracht. |
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Local time: 15:56
| Grading comment Das war es, was ich gesucht hatte. Klingt angemessen altmodisch und trifft den Sachverhalt. Vielen Dank!
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