Boatfalls

/ˈboʊtfɔlz/ noun

Definition

Plural of boatfall; nautical ropes or tackle used to lower or raise a boat, particularly on larger ships.

Etymology

From 'boat' + 'fall' (a nautical term for a rope used to haul things, from Old English 'feallan'), specifically the ropes that control the boat's davits.

Kelly Says

Boatfalls were critical safety equipment on ocean liners and ships—they had to be precisely maintained because a failure meant a lifeboat couldn't be launched in an emergency.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ባቡር ከሚወጣ
ba-bu-r ke mi-we-ta
ARالعربية
سقوط القوارب
su-qut al-qaw-ar-ib
BNবাংলা
নৌকা থেকে পতন
nau-ka the-ke pa-tan
CACatalà
caigudes de barca
ca-i-gues de bar-ca
CSČeština
pády z člunu
pa-dy z chlu-nu
DADansk
fald fra båd
fal-d fra ba-d
DEDeutsch
Bootsstürze
boots-shur-tse
ELΕλληνικά
πτώση από πλοίο
p-to-si a-po p-loi-o
ESEspañol
caídas de barco
ka-thee-das de ba-r-ko
FAفارسی
افتادن از قایق
if-ta-dan az qa-i-q
FISuomi
vene putoaminen
ve-ne pu-to-a-mi-ne
FRFrançais
chute de bateau
chut de ba-teau
GUGU
સમુદ્રમાંથી નીચે પડવું
sa-mu-dra-ma-thi ni-che pa-d-vu
HAHA
ruwan duniya
ru-wan du-ni-ya
HEעברית
נפילה מהסירה
na-fi-la me-ha-se-ri-ra
HIहिन्दी
नाव गिरना
naav gi-rna
HUMagyar
hajóron eső zuhanások
ha-jo-ron eső zu-ha-na-sok
IDBahasa Indonesia
jatuhnya perahu
ja-tu-h-nya pe-ra-hu
IGIG
egbugbu n'ime ogu
e-g-bu-g-bu n'ime o-gu
ITItaliano
cadute da barca
ka-du-te da bar-ka
JA日本語
船の転覆
bune no ten-oku
KKKK
денім
de-nim
KMKM
ប្រព័ន្ធ បរិ
bra-pov-an ba-ri
KO한국어
배가 넘어짐
bae-ga neom-e-jhim
MRMR
जहाजातून पडणे
ja-ha-ja-tu-n pa-d-ne
MSBahasa Melayu
jatuhnya bot
ja-tu-h-nya bot
MYမြန်မာ
ရေကူးသူ ပျက်
ye-ku-thu p-yet
NLNederlands
val van een boot
val van een boot
NONorsk
fall fra båt
fall fra ba-t
PAPA
ਜਹਾਜ ਤੋਂ ਡਿੱਗਣਾ
ja-ha-aj ton di-g-na
PLPolski
upadki z łodzi
u-pa-ki z lo-dzi
PTPortuguês
quedas de barco
ke-das de ba-r-ko
RORomână
căderi de pe ambarcațiune
ca-de-ri de pe am-bar-ca-ți-une
RUРусский
падение с лодки
pa-de-niye s lo-d-ki
SVSvenska
fall från båt
fall fran ba-t
SWKiswahili
kuanguka kwa meli
ku-an-gu-ka kwa me-li
TAதமிழ்
படகு விழும்
pa-ta-gu vi-zhu-m
TEతెలుగు
నౌక నుండి పతనం
na-uk nu-ndi pa-ta-nam
THไทย
เรือล่ม
reu-lom
TLTL
pagbagsak ng bangka
pa-g-ba-gsak ng ban-ka
TRTürkçe
tekne düşmeleri
tek-ne du-she-me-li
UKУкраїнська
падіння з човна
pa-di-nya z cho-v-na
URاردو
جہاز سے گرنا
ja-ha-az se- gar-na
VITiếng Việt
tàu lật
tau lat
YOYO
gbaṣe ọ̀lọ́wọ́
gba-ṣe o-lo-wo
ZH中文
船翻
chuán fān
ZUZU
ukudele kwesihla
u-ku-de-le kwe-si-hla

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