Ratschenzug
English translation: come-along
| 10:15 Dec 18, 2001 |
| German to English translations [PRO] Tech/Engineering - Engineering (general) / portable stands | |||||||
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|  Selected response from: Dr. Fred Thomson United States Local time: 14:02 | ||||||
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ratchet pulley Explanation: There may be a technical term, but this is what I as a layman in terms of assembling mobile spectator stands would use. |
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5 hrs confidence: peer agreement (net): +1
peer agreement (net): +1come-along Explanation: A come-along is precisely a Ratschenzug. We use them all the time in the mountains: to pull our pickups out of the ditch or to pull our elk up a hill, etc., etc. |
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