hekken

English translation: the stern

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Norwegian term or phrase:hekken
English translation:the stern
Entered by: Charlesp

17:47 Jan 26, 2021
Norwegian to English translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - Ships, Sailing, Maritime
Norwegian term or phrase: hekken
For context:
-A tugboat pushed the hekken
-var bekymret fordi hekken ble så lav
- synker på hekken


So what part of the ship is this? - the "stern" --- the "keel"
Charlesp
Sweden
Local time: 09:51
the stern
Explanation:
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eodd
Local time: 08:51
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Summary of answers provided
5 +1the stern
eodd
4the stern
Norskpro


  

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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
the stern


Explanation:
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    https://ordbok.uib.no/perl/ordbok.cgi?OPP=HEKK&ant_bokmaal=5&ant_nynorsk=5&begge=+&ordbok=begge
eodd
Local time: 08:51
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 24
Notes to answerer
Asker: That was super quick!! Thanks !!!

Asker: and thanks for the reference link!


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Per Bergvall: Misplaced your dictionary, Charles? No matter - I lost mine in the last millennium...:-)
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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
the stern


Explanation:
Hekk: Akterste, øverste utoverhengende del av et fartøy.


    https://maritimstart.no/stedsbetegnelser-rundt-baten/
Norskpro
Norway
Local time: 09:51
Native speaker of: Native in NorwegianNorwegian
PRO pts in category: 4
Notes to answerer
Asker: That was super quick!! Thanks !!!

Asker: and thanks for the reference link!

Asker: Thanks again for your help here. how do divide the points, when both answers are the same? (guess will just have to go with the one on the top)

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