Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term or phrase:
arme montée en gisement
English translation:
weapon on traverse mounting
Added to glossary by
dikran d (X)
May 1, 2006 22:13
18 yrs ago
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French term
arme montée en gisement
French to English
Tech/Engineering
Military / Defense
Arme montée sur un véhicule
je sais que "gisement" se traduit par "relative bearing"
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Proposed translations
(English)
| 2 | weapon on azimuth/slew mount(ing) |
David Sirett
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| 3 | gun assembled in relative bearing |
Leny Vargas
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Proposed translations
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weapon on azimuth/slew mount(ing)
It would help to know what type of "arme".
Note from asker:
| It's mounted on a vehicle that's all I know. |
Peer comment(s):
| neutral |
Ines26
: I would rather use "on traverse mounting" rather than "on azimuth"...
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Comment: "Thanks to Ines26 too"
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Leny Vargas
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gun assembled in relative bearing
I'm quite sure that 'montée here is *assembled*
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Note added at 10 hrs (2006-05-02 08:14:09 GMT)
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another probability is this: *gun/weapon positioned in relative bearing*. Yes, as David said it would be helpful to know what type of 'arme' it is.
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Note added at 10 hrs (2006-05-02 08:17:55 GMT)
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I also agree with Icetrance that "arme" is a sort of weapon.... The first thing that entered my mind was gun. What kind of weapon is it? :)
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Note added at 10 hrs (2006-05-02 08:14:09 GMT)
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another probability is this: *gun/weapon positioned in relative bearing*. Yes, as David said it would be helpful to know what type of 'arme' it is.
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Note added at 10 hrs (2006-05-02 08:17:55 GMT)
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I also agree with Icetrance that "arme" is a sort of weapon.... The first thing that entered my mind was gun. What kind of weapon is it? :)
Note from asker:
| Yes, that's how I understood it too. |
Discussion
They don't use swords any more do they?:) Thanks a lot anyway.