firing gallery

Dutch translation: transen

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English term or phrase:firing gallery
Dutch translation:transen
Entered by: Willemina Hagenauw

16:01 Oct 4, 2006
English to Dutch translations [PRO]
History / sea battles
English term or phrase: firing gallery
This is part of a castle from which soldiers fire at ships coming down a river. They fire from a firing gallery.
Willemina Hagenauw
Local time: 19:23
transen
Explanation:
if memory serves me well...
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Leo te Braake | dutCHem
Local time: 20:23
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Hartelijk dank!
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Summary of answers provided
3 +1transen
Leo te Braake | dutCHem
4schietgaten
Leontine Elbers
3weergang
Joost Simons
2schietgalerij
Roos Kolkena (X)
2schuttersposities
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5
schietgalerij


Explanation:
klinkt wel goed, vind ik, maar wel weinig googlehits

http://www.cg66.fr/culture/patrimoine/chateau_royal/traduc_n...

Roos Kolkena (X)
Local time: 20:23
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5
schuttersposities


Explanation:
een alternatiefje, en iets minder dubbelzinnig dan een schuttersgallerij ;)

maar ja, de échte naam ervoor is het natuurlijk niet...



vic voskuil
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Local time: 20:23
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4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
transen


Explanation:
if memory serves me well...

Leo te Braake | dutCHem
Local time: 20:23
Native speaker of: Dutch
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Hartelijk dank!

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agree  Henk Peelen: zat ik ook aan te denken
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16 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
weergang


Explanation:
Volgens mij heet zoiets een 'weergang', maar ik ben geen specialist.

Joost Simons
Local time: 20:23
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1 day 20 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
schietgaten


Explanation:
volgens mij hebben wij daar gewoon geen woord voor. Wij schoten uit de schietgaten. Maar alleen in fort ijmuiden spreken ze over een geweergalerij


    Reference: http://groups.google.nl/group/verdedigingswerken/browse_thre...
Leontine Elbers
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