Jan 6, 2005 10:20
19 yrs ago
Dutch term
Native in: English
Works in: Dutch to English, Flemish to English, English, and 1 more.
Tactaslier
Dutch to English
Tech/Engineering
Ships, Sailing, Maritime
Shipping
There are two sentences with this word. The subject is Sipping/Nautical. The text is about the emergency procedure used when there is a defective HPP.
1) Plaats de afstandbediening naast de *tactaslier*
2) Controleer of the rem van de *tactaslier* wordt gelicht.
I am drawing a blank. Could I please have an explanation re what a 'tactaslier' does and the English term, please.
Thank you so much.
1) Plaats de afstandbediening naast de *tactaslier*
2) Controleer of the rem van de *tactaslier* wordt gelicht.
I am drawing a blank. Could I please have an explanation re what a 'tactaslier' does and the English term, please.
Thank you so much.
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Gert Vercauteren
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Gert Vercauteren
Belgium
Belgium
Native in Dutch
Belgium
Also a University Teacher in Translation
Native in: Dutch 
Works in: English to Dutch, English to Flemish, French to Dutch, and 5 more.
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I've never met the term before, but I think it could mean the following:
'Tactas' stands for '(Sonar) Tactical Towed Array System' and this is a definition I found on an American website:
"TACTAS is a long cable full of microphones that is towed about a mile behind the ship. It is towed so far behind the ship so as to not let noise radiating from the shipitself interfere with the noise picked up from targets. Using that noise can determine exactly what ship or submarine is being tracked." (http://www.fas.org/man/dod-101/sys/ship/weaps/an-sqr-18.htm) In this example, the system is used for military purposes, but maybe there are commercial applications as well.
A 'lier' is 'a winch'.
So as far as I understand, a 'Tactaslier' would be a 'winch' for releasing or bringing back the 'Tactas-system'.
Maybe true experts will have a clearer explanation, but I hope this helps a bit.
Regards,
Gert
'Tactas' stands for '(Sonar) Tactical Towed Array System' and this is a definition I found on an American website:
"TACTAS is a long cable full of microphones that is towed about a mile behind the ship. It is towed so far behind the ship so as to not let noise radiating from the shipitself interfere with the noise picked up from targets. Using that noise can determine exactly what ship or submarine is being tracked." (http://www.fas.org/man/dod-101/sys/ship/weaps/an-sqr-18.htm) In this example, the system is used for military purposes, but maybe there are commercial applications as well.
A 'lier' is 'a winch'.
So as far as I understand, a 'Tactaslier' would be a 'winch' for releasing or bringing back the 'Tactas-system'.
Maybe true experts will have a clearer explanation, but I hope this helps a bit.
Regards,
Gert
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Comment: "Gert,
Thanks so much. This is it, I think and 'yes' the topic is military."
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