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00:43 Sep 23, 2020 |
Italian to English translations [PRO] Transport / Transportation / Shipping / official classification of a ship | |||||||
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| Selected response from: Adrian MM. Austria | ||||||
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5 | M.S. |
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4 | (medium-size) motor vessel and M/V |
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M.S. Explanation: I don't know why you consider motor ship "nothing helpful". Usually pronounced motor vessel, because motor ship is bureaucratese. But it is what it is. |
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(medium-size) motor vessel and M/V Explanation: I've traditionally used m/v or M/V - but never M/S after being ticked off - for using motor ship - by a City of London Notary and Shipping Solicitors who - laughably - have sunk without a trace. Though the security interest is called a 'ship mortgage' or 'ship's lien', there is a distinction in the dimensions of a boat, ship and vessel. Example sentence(s):
Reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ship_prefix Reference: http://www.theshippinglawblog.com/2010/07/q-are-terms-boat-s... |
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