лафетный ствол

English translation: monitor

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Russian term or phrase:лафетный ствол
English translation:monitor
Entered by: 2rush

10:20 May 20, 2003
Russian to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering / fire fighting
Russian term or phrase: лафетный ствол
Противопожарная безопасность обеспечивается автоматическим включением противопожарных лафетных стволов, которыми оборудована железнодорожная эстакада и резервуарный парк
olazy
Local time: 14:59
monitor
Explanation:
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2rush
Kazakhstan
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5 +3monitor
2rush
4 +2fire-fighting monitor
GaryG
2spray nozzle
JoeYeckley (X)


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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +3
monitor


Explanation:
HIH

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Note added at 2003-05-20 11:52:37 (GMT) Post-grading
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2rush
Kazakhstan
Native speaker of: Native in RussianRussian
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Leonid Dzhepko
6 mins
  -> Thanks, Leonid!

agree  Kirill Semenov: foam monitor (cart)
17 mins
  -> Thanks, Kirill!

agree  James Walker
37 mins
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8 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
fire-fighting monitor


Explanation:
Per Alford and Alford's R>E Scientific and Tecnical Dictionary

GaryG
Local time: 08:59
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agree  Jack Doughty
31 mins

agree  Dash
35 mins
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14 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5
spray nozzle


Explanation:
carriage hose is an exact multitran match for a fire fighting context, but from the specific context, I suspect that this is a high-pressure spray nozzle of some sort as part of a fire and automatic fire supression system.


    Reference: http://palimpsest.stanford.edu/waac/wn/wn16/wn16-3/wn16-309....
JoeYeckley (X)
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