Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Dutch term or phrase:
mik
English translation:
boom crutch, or sometimes boom rest
Added to glossary by
Marjolein Snippe
May 12, 2014 09:30
10 yrs ago
Dutch term
Netherlands
From Dutch to clear and perfect English
Native in: English
Works in: Dutch to English, Flemish to English
mik
Dutch to English
Tech/Engineering
Ships, Sailing, Maritime
In a set of instructions relating to the operating of a bunkering boom on a ship, the following:
"Wanneer de bunkergiek niet in de neutrale stand staat en niet in de mik ligt, mag er niet gemanoeuvreerd worden;"
I gather this is a specialized maritime term.
"Wanneer de bunkergiek niet in de neutrale stand staat en niet in de mik ligt, mag er niet gemanoeuvreerd worden;"
I gather this is a specialized maritime term.
Proposed translations
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May 21, 2014 08:23: Marjolein Snippe Created KOG entry
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Marjolein Snippe
Netherlands
Netherlands
Native in Dutch
Netherlands
PhD Virology and Diploma in Translation
Native in: Dutch 
Works in: English to Dutch, Portuguese to Dutch
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boom crutch
Zoals Freek aangaf, de mik is (op zeilboten) een steun waar de giek op rust als er niet wordt gezeild, zodat de giek niet heen en weer blijft klapperen.
Boom crutch, of soms boom rest.
Zie ook http://hoora.24uurshop.nl/34188/Accessoires/1.aspx?Order=Sol...
Boom crutch, of soms boom rest.
Zie ook http://hoora.24uurshop.nl/34188/Accessoires/1.aspx?Order=Sol...
Reference:
http://www.wayfarer-international.org/WIC/Cruise.Logs/2009Killarney/2009KillarneyCruise.html
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