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spännare (for securing loads/cargo)

English translation: tensioners

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Swedish term or phrase:spännare (for securing loads/cargo)
English translation:tensioners
Entered by: Sven Petersson

04:15 Feb 5, 2018
Swedish to English translations [PRO]
General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters
Swedish term or phrase: spännare (for securing loads/cargo)
From a description of a protective sheet for cargo on ships/trucks/etc.

"Duken spänns jämnt över hela lasten med fastsydda surrningsband och spännare."
[...]
"Vid lossning lossar man spännarna och drar duken till ändan."

Is it fair to say "spännare" is what we would call a ratchet (i.e., the item in this picture that is not the strap or hooks: https://c1.rt-static.com/images/products/keeper-1-ratchet-st...

I ask because, technically, it seems that other things besides a ratchet could be used to "spänna" a strap. But I don't know of a broader term than "ratchet" for this concept.

Thanks
G. L.
United States
Local time: 03:57
tensioners
Explanation:
:o)
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Sven Petersson
Sweden
Local time: 11:57
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Sven Petersson


  

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tensioners


Explanation:
:o)


    https://www.exte.se/eng
    https://www.exte.se/produkter/automatiska-spannare
Sven Petersson
Sweden
Local time: 11:57
Native speaker of: Native in SwedishSwedish, Native in EnglishEnglish
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