Glossary entry

English term or phrase:

Devilfish

Arabic translation:

سمكة الشيطان

    The asker opted for community grading. The question was closed on 2011-09-01 01:54:11 based on peer agreement (or, if there were too few peer comments, asker preference.)
Aug 28, 2011 20:20
12 yrs ago
English term

Devilfish

English to Arabic Science Ships, Sailing, Maritime oceanography
plz need references concerrning translating these terms,

Discussion

holako (asker) Aug 29, 2011:
hi Ms, Nadia,
I do have right to ask translation of one term,as i told you before i do have a list of 100 terms from navigation's field that all:)
dimamarcel Aug 28, 2011:
I agree with Nadia. It's all about context not words.
Nadia Ayoub Aug 28, 2011:
Dear Holako, One word may have a number of different meanings, this is why we need some context. A whole sentence, a paragraph or maybe a list if that's all what you've got. Thank you!

Proposed translations

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سمكة الشيطان

Peer comment(s):

agree REHAM HUSSIEN
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agree dimamarcel
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Reference comments

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Reference:

Could be this?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Devilfish
USS Devilfish (SS/AGSS-292), a Balao-class submarine, was a ship of the United States Navy named for the devil fish, any of several gigantic, viviparous rays found in warm seas, the octopus or other large cephalopods.

Devilfish was launched on 30 May 1943 by Cramp Shipbuilding Co., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; sponsored by Mrs. F. W. Fenno, Jr.; and commissioned on 1 September 1944, Commander Edward Clark Stephen in command.
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