Glossary entry

Spanish term or phrase:

anevisaje

English translation:

(runways for) snow landings

Added to glossary by Karin Kutscher
Jun 2, 2011 23:33
12 yrs ago
Spanish term

anevisaje

Spanish to English Science Transport / Transportation / Shipping Antarctic Exploration
En el reducido espacio del islote Isabel Riquelme, expuesto a vientos de más de 200 kilómetros por hora, coexisten antiguas y nuevas construcciones correspondientes a la nueva Base O´Higgins y la Base GARS O’Higgins de Alemania y su importante antena satelital; pistas de anevisaje; muelles de atraque de naves menores; hangares; talleres de motores y otras instalaciones auxiliares.
Proposed translations (English)
4 +3 (runways for) snow landings
Change log

Jun 3, 2011 03:22: Henry Hinds changed "Language pair" from "English to Spanish" to "Spanish to English"

Proposed translations

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(runways for) snow landings

by aircraft with skis
Peer comment(s):

agree Christine Walsh : Even wheels, apparently: http://www.stuff.co.nz/world/175767/Airbus-landing-Antarctic...
2 mins
Thanks Christine. Although the word in Spanish is probably the same, wheeled aircraft tend to land on ice (known as a blue ice landing).
agree psicutrinius
2 hrs
Thank-you!
agree cranesfreak : agree. landings on snow. See: The Twin Otter aircraft are equipped with skis for landing on snow and ice in remote areas. In addition to its role ferrying people and supplies between ... www.antarctica.ac.uk
4 hrs
Thanks. As I said above, skis for snow, you never know how deep it is.
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