Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Danish term or phrase:
skåret vinden
English translation:
close hauled
Added to glossary by
Diarmuid Kennan
Oct 11, 2008 12:45
15 yrs ago
Danish term
Ireland
Reliable and accurate
Native in: English 
Works in: Danish to English, Norwegian to English, Swedish to English
skåret vinden
Danish to English
Tech/Engineering
Ships, Sailing, Maritime
... ved sejlads, hvor skibet har skåret vinden.
Can any sailors out there help me with this...or direct me to some good sources for sailing/maritime terminology? I have been searching unsuccessfully for a good Danish-English maritime dictionary for some time now.
Can any sailors out there help me with this...or direct me to some good sources for sailing/maritime terminology? I have been searching unsuccessfully for a good Danish-English maritime dictionary for some time now.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 | close hauled |
Suzanne Blangsted (X)
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| 3 | sailed upwind |
valhalla55
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Proposed translations
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close hauled
http://www.andrews.com/kysc/terms.html
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Note added at 1 hr (2008-10-11 14:17:21 GMT)
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http://www.lystsejleren.dk/index.php?option=com_content&task...
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Note added at 1 hr (2008-10-11 14:17:21 GMT)
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http://www.lystsejleren.dk/index.php?option=com_content&task...
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1 hr
valhalla55
fast and reliable
Native in: Romanian 
Works in: Japanese to Norwegian, Japanese to German, Norwegian to Japanese, and 5 more.
sailed upwind
my suggestion
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