Glossary entry (derived from question below)
German term or phrase:
Sturmflutscheitelstände
English translation:
storm tide high water mark
Added to glossary by
Helen Jordan
Apr 11, 2005 14:25
19 yrs ago
German term
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Sturmflutscheitelstände
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Reference to a folder on a CD (tender documentation for port operating concession)
Gutachten der Bundesanstalt für Wasserbau zur ausbedingten Aenderungen der Sturmflutscheitelstände
TIA for any help
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Gutachten der Bundesanstalt für Wasserbau zur ausbedingten Aenderungen der Sturmflutscheitelstände
TIA for any help
No other context
Proposed translations
(English)
| 3 +2 | storm tide high water mark |
Lancashireman
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| 4 | highest point of the lunar tides |
Frosty
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| 3 | storm tide peak levels |
muttersprachler
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Proposed translations
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German term (edited):
Sturmflutscheitelstand
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storm tide high water mark
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German term (edited):
Sturmflutscheitelst�nde
highest point of the lunar tides
Well known in Hamburg and along the North Sea coast - how far inland is the tide going to go. The Thames barrier was also built for these. Also known as Spring floods, but they are not restricted to Springtime
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German term (edited):
Sturmflutscheitelst�nde
storm tide peak levels
Sturmflut is definitely storm tide.
Scheitelstand is just the highest mark of a particular flood.
Maybe there is a better term than 'peak level'
Scheitelstand is just the highest mark of a particular flood.
Maybe there is a better term than 'peak level'
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