Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term or phrase:
3,4 nd portant au 90
English translation:
3.4 kn. dir 90 deg
Added to glossary by
Carol Gullidge
Apr 20, 2010 17:22
14 yrs ago
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3,4 nd portant au 90
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Ships, Sailing, Maritime
tidal currents
3,4 nd portant au 90 pour la V.E. moyenne (coefficient 95).
1,8 nd pour la M.E. moyenne (coefficient 45).
+ Vitesse < 0,05 nd.
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1,8 nd pour la M.E. moyenne (coefficient 45).
+ Vitesse < 0,05 nd.
Courants de marées : Vive EAU
1 h APRÈS PM BREST
3 h APRÈS PM BREST
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My GUESS is that "nd" means knots/noeuds.
V.E. stands for Vive Eau (spring tide) and M.E. is Morte Eau (neap tide)
This accompanies 2 maps (1 hr and 3 hrs) showing masses of little arrows of varying thicknesses - presumably denoting the strength of the currents??)
Assuming that I'm right about nd = knots, then I'd be very grateful for any help with "portant au 90" - many thanks!
1,8 nd pour la M.E. moyenne (coefficient 45).
+ Vitesse < 0,05 nd.
...
1,8 nd pour la M.E. moyenne (coefficient 45).
+ Vitesse < 0,05 nd.
Courants de marées : Vive EAU
1 h APRÈS PM BREST
3 h APRÈS PM BREST
____________
My GUESS is that "nd" means knots/noeuds.
V.E. stands for Vive Eau (spring tide) and M.E. is Morte Eau (neap tide)
This accompanies 2 maps (1 hr and 3 hrs) showing masses of little arrows of varying thicknesses - presumably denoting the strength of the currents??)
Assuming that I'm right about nd = knots, then I'd be very grateful for any help with "portant au 90" - many thanks!
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +2 | 3.4 kn. dir 90 deg |
Graham macLachlan
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| 4 | downwind 3,4 knots, steering eastward |
Michel F. Morin
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Proposed translations
+2
2 hrs
Selected
3.4 kn. dir 90 deg
presumably underwater wind
bearing 90°
bearing 90°
Note from asker:
| many thanks Graham! I know from past experience that you're a bit of an "old salt" - in the best possible sense! I have to admit though, as a total landlubber, I find the idea of underwater wind a bit mind boggling! |
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Many thanks once again Graham! It is indeed talking about the tidal flow, and this is "(verbatim) the answer I used - and it fits very nicely in the pdf!"
31 mins
downwind 3,4 knots, steering eastward
Seems to be the clearest !
"Downwind": web.ref. 1
"au 90" = steering eastward: web.ref.2
"Downwind": web.ref. 1
"au 90" = steering eastward: web.ref.2
Note from asker:
| many thanks Michel, although I agree with Tony that currents probably don't "steer" - with the proviso that I know I could easily be proved wrong! |
Peer comment(s):
| neutral |
kashew
: No commas in English decimals please.
11 mins
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Of course, you're right, thank you. Mistyping...
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| neutral |
Tony M
: I'm not sure if a current would be described as 'downwind', and I think 'on a bearing of 90°' would be better than 'streeing eastward' — if we're talking about the current, of course!
1 hr
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