puño de amura

English translation: tack

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Spanish term or phrase:puño de amura
English translation:tack
Entered by: mirta

17:57 Mar 1, 2002
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
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Spanish term or phrase: puño de amura
amarrar el foque al puño de amura de proa.
mirta
Argentina
Local time: 16:01
tack
Explanation:
Tack - the front, lower corner of the sail, also course with the wind coming from the side of the boat, also to change course by turning into the wind so that the wind comes from the other side of the boat

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Marcus Malabad
Canada
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4 +3tack
Marcus Malabad
4tack
Montse de la Fuente
4gripping bow
Paulina Gómez


  

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tack


Explanation:
Tack - the front, lower corner of the sail, also course with the wind coming from the side of the boat, also to change course by turning into the wind so that the wind comes from the other side of the boat




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Marcus Malabad
Canada
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in TagalogTagalog
PRO pts in pair: 458
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tack


Explanation:
El Eurodicautom da la traducción de tack o tack of sail y la define como "the forward lower corner of a sail". Referencia Dict. Techn. ill, IV-80

Montse de la Fuente
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Montse de la Fuente
Spain
Local time: 21:01
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
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gripping bow


Explanation:
...to the gripping bow of the prow.

But I´m not sure if there is a more technical term.

Paulina Gómez
Colombia
Local time: 14:01
Native speaker of: Spanish
PRO pts in pair: 133
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