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lançante

English translation: spring line

02:35 Apr 16, 2014
Portuguese to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Ships, Sailing, Maritime / mooring lines
Portuguese term or phrase: lançante
I don't really have much of a context, as it only appears in tables for types of mooring lines.
Sebastian Haywood-Ward
United Kingdom
Local time: 20:45
English translation:spring line
Explanation:
http://www.clubedoarrais.com/?p=29
Lançantes – São os cabos que disparam para fora, da proa ou da popa, evitando o movimento do navio para vante ou para ré. (Lançante de proa / Lançante de popa).

http://maritime.about.com/od/Vessel_Operations/a/Dock-Line-T...
Spring Lines - A single spring line makes a boat much more secure so it's highly recommended.

There are two types of spring lines, forward springs and aft springs. The name of a spring line refers to which direction it is traveling when leaving the boat. So a forward spring travels from the stern forward form one half to one third of the vessel length before being secured to the dock.

The forward spring brings the stern of the boat close to the face wall by pulling forward.
An aft spring line travels from the bow or forward gunwale back to the dock with a length about half the length of the vessel. An aft spring is best rigged after a forward spring to keep tension even throughout all lines.
Spring lines are useful to keep winds that are parallel to the dock from pulling the vessel away from its position.

https://www.google.com/search?q=spring lines mooring&tbm=isc...
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Gilmar Fernandes
United States
Local time: 15:45
Grading comment
I do not feel that a distinction between "lancante" and "espringue", which appear in the same table, has been reached. SO However, thank you for the very helpful suggestions and references.
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Summary of answers provided
5bow or stern mooring line
skippy noko
4spring line
Gilmar Fernandes


  

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33 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
bow or stern mooring line


Explanation:
Main types of mooring lines Bow (front) Stern (Back)

Forward or Aft Spring -run diagonal opposite direction

Breast lime - run perpendicular to boat and dock


    Reference: http://www.google.ca/imgres?imgurl=http%3A%2F%2Fcslmarinhari...
skippy noko
Canada
Local time: 15:45
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in PortuguesePortuguese
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10 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
spring line


Explanation:
http://www.clubedoarrais.com/?p=29
Lançantes – São os cabos que disparam para fora, da proa ou da popa, evitando o movimento do navio para vante ou para ré. (Lançante de proa / Lançante de popa).

http://maritime.about.com/od/Vessel_Operations/a/Dock-Line-T...
Spring Lines - A single spring line makes a boat much more secure so it's highly recommended.

There are two types of spring lines, forward springs and aft springs. The name of a spring line refers to which direction it is traveling when leaving the boat. So a forward spring travels from the stern forward form one half to one third of the vessel length before being secured to the dock.

The forward spring brings the stern of the boat close to the face wall by pulling forward.
An aft spring line travels from the bow or forward gunwale back to the dock with a length about half the length of the vessel. An aft spring is best rigged after a forward spring to keep tension even throughout all lines.
Spring lines are useful to keep winds that are parallel to the dock from pulling the vessel away from its position.

https://www.google.com/search?q=spring lines mooring&tbm=isc...

Gilmar Fernandes
United States
Local time: 15:45
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 59
Grading comment
I do not feel that a distinction between "lancante" and "espringue", which appear in the same table, has been reached. SO However, thank you for the very helpful suggestions and references.
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thank you for your suggestion of "spring line". However, the word "espringue" appears in the very same table, so if they are both "spring line" I am not sure how to distinguish between the two.

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