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Glossary entry

Norwegian term or phrase:

føringsbåtar

English translation:

lighter

Added to glossary by kfpdavis
Jul 17, 2005 09:41
19 yrs ago
Norwegian term

føringsbåtar

Norwegian to English Tech/Engineering Ships, Sailing, Maritime Norwegian history
A kind of cargo ship - in connection with history of Norwegian boat building techniques and types of boats for fishing.
Proposed translations (English)
3 lighter

Proposed translations

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Norwegian term (edited): f�ringsb�tar
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lighter

From the Norsk Engelsk Ordbok published by Universitetsforlaget, Oslo: "a (small) cargo vessel, lighter". However "lighter" nowadays generally refers to a rather large cargo vessel, especially for transporting oil
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