Glossary entry

English term or phrase:

magnetic limpet mines

German translation:

Haftminen

Added to glossary by Norbert Hermann
Jun 23, 2005 19:30
18 yrs ago
English term

magnetic limpett mines

English to German Tech/Engineering Ships, Sailing, Maritime Unterwasserminen
hallo guten abend,
weiss jemand, was "magnetic limpett mines" sein sollen? es handelt sich dabei um die beiden "bomben", mit denen die "rainbow warrior" (nr.1) vor fast zwanzig jahren im hafen von auckland versenkt wurde...
nennt man das magnetminen? oder ist "limpett" irgendwas besonderes?
besten dank und gruss aus muenchen
angela
Proposed translations (German)
4 +7 Haftminen

Proposed translations

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Haftminen

impet mine (mil) / Haftmine f

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Note added at 1 min (2005-06-23 19:32:22 GMT)
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*l*impet mine
Peer comment(s):

agree jccantrell : sounds good, btw, limpet: a marine gastropod mollusk (especially families Acmaeidae and Patellidae) that has a low conical shell broadly open beneath, browses over rocks or timbers in the littoral area, and clings very tightly when disturbed
38 mins
cheers :-O!
agree Sven Petersson
1 hr
Danke
agree Hans G. Liepert
3 hrs
Danke
agree Gabriele Eiber (Kaessler)
3 hrs
Danke
agree ahartje
10 hrs
Danke
agree David Moore (X)
12 hrs
Danke :-)
agree Gabriele Twohig : Genau. Hab gerade mal bei Google nachgeschaut, es gibt auch "*magnetische* Haftmine".
14 hrs
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