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airlock

German translation: Lufteinschluss

12:49 Jan 14, 2003
English to German translations [Non-PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Engineering (general)
English term or phrase: airlock
airlock in cold water system
ursula runde
German translation:Lufteinschluss
Explanation:
in Leitung
Ernst

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z.B. auch
www.iup.uni-heidelberg.de/institut/forschung/groups/ts/en/p...
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Edith Kelly
Switzerland
Local time: 18:04
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Summary of answers provided
5 +4Lufteinschluss
Edith Kelly
5 +1Luftschleuse
Dirgis (X)


  

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Lufteinschluss


Explanation:
in Leitung
Ernst

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Note added at 2003-01-14 12:57:05 (GMT)
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z.B. auch
www.iup.uni-heidelberg.de/institut/forschung/groups/ts/en/p...

Edith Kelly
Switzerland
Local time: 18:04
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 157
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Doris Marka
4 mins
  -> Danke, Doris. Schneit's bei Euch noch?

agree  Herbert Fipke: bei uns sinds wieder 9 Grad (Bonn) - wie immer...
7 mins
  -> Danke, hier ist es unangenehm feucht.

agree  Norbert Hermann: Hi Edith - wir haben's hier wie immer: grau u. feucht.
9 mins
  -> Danke, Was sonst würdest Du in Manchester erwarten.

agree  Geneviève von Levetzow
4 hrs
  -> Danke, Geneviève, und guten Abend.

neutral  Edward L. Crosby III: I know "airlock" only as a device used to maintain internal pressure; "Lufteinschluss" sounds more like "trapped air"
11 hrs
  -> I think it's right in the above context. It can also be a device, but IMO in a different context.
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12 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
Luftschleuse


Explanation:
I thought so, and a google search for airlock and image confirms it.


    Reference: http://www.space1999.net/catacombs/main/cguide/umairlock.htm...
    Reference: http://images.jsc.nasa.gov/images/pao/STS31/10063534.jpg
Dirgis (X)
United States
Local time: 13:04
Native speaker of: German

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Beatrice Alex
3 days 23 hrs
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