Glossary entry

Catalan term or phrase:

embornals

English translation:

scuppers or scupper holes

Added to glossary by Andrés Martínez
Jul 28, 2009 23:05
14 yrs ago
Catalan term

embornals

Catalan to English Tech/Engineering Ships, Sailing, Maritime
Same situation as the previous question (puntal).
Proposed translations (English)
5 +2 scuppers or scupper holes
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Dec 27, 2011 17:54: Andrés Martínez Created KOG entry

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scuppers or scupper holes



Embornals o imbornals.

http://www.atotdrap.cat/node/192
Imbornal, m.: Forats que, en nombre de sis, porten els llaüts arran del corredor, i pels quals treuen l'aigua que entra a la coberta.

Es diuen igual en castellà, ja que aquest el va adoptar del català, així doncs la següent referència és vàlida per tu:

http://www.websters-online-dictionary.org/sc/scupper_hole.ht...
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Spanish imbornal (scupper). (various references)

http://ask.reference.com/web?q=scupper hole&&modrw=1&l=dir&q...
scupper hole
Scupper \Scup ... Definition: scupper hole ... Scupper \Scup"per\, n. [OF. escopir, escupir, to spit, perhaps for escospir, L. ex + conspuere to spit upon; pref. con- + spuere to spit. Cf. Spit, v.] (Naut.) An opening cut through the waterway and bulwarks of a ship, so that water falling on deck may flow overboard;
Peer comment(s):

agree Ross Andrew Parker
5 hrs
Gràcies Ross.
agree Peter Guest
8 hrs
Thanks Peter.
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