Forecatharping

/fɔːrkæθˈhɑːrpɪŋ/ verb

Definition

A rare sailing maneuver involving harping (sharp angular movement) while positioning ahead of something on the water.

Etymology

From 'fore-' and 'catharping,' a nautical term where 'cath' relates to catching and 'harping' refers to the angular rigging lines called 'harp lines.' This is a highly specialized maritime technical term from the age of sailing ships.

Kelly Says

This word is so specialized that even maritime historians rarely encounter it—it represents the incredibly detailed technical vocabulary that sailing crews needed to survive, with separate terms for variations of the same maneuver.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
መንደር መፍለ
men-der me-fle
ARالعربية
رباط مقدمة السفينة
rabat muqaddama al-safina
BNবাংলা
প্রান্ত বেঁধে
pran-ta ben-de
CACatalà
amarratge de proa
a-mar-rat-ge de pro-a
CSČeština
chytnutí přídě
chyt-nu-ti pri-de
DADansk
forstavns fastgørelse
for-stavns fast-gør-e-lse
DEDeutsch
Bugseil
boog-zayl
ELΕλληνικά
δεσμός πλώρης
des-mos plow-rees
ESEspañol
amarre de proa
a-mar-re de pro-a
FAفارسی
بستن سر
bastan seer
FISuomi
eteenpäin kiinnitys
ee-teen-pa-in kiin-ni-tys
FRFrançais
amarrage de proue
a-mar-ra-je de prou-e
GUGU
मुख બાંધવું
muk ban-dhav-un
HAHA
gaba tsaye
gah-ba ts-ay-e
HEעברית
קשירת ראש
kash-rit rosh
HIहिन्दी
पूर्व बंधन
poorv bandhan
HUMagyar
fedélkötél
fe-del-ko-tel
IDBahasa Indonesia
penambangan haluan
pe-nam-ba-ngan ha-luan
IGIG
nke akwụkwọ
nke ak-wuk-wo
ITItaliano
amarraggio della prua
a-mar-ra-ggio della pro-a
JA日本語
船首のロープ
sen-shu no ro-pu
KKKK
бас байлау
bas bai-lau
KMKM
ប្រើប្រាស់ទី
preu pra-as to-tee
KO한국어
선미 줄
seon-mi jul
MRMR
आगा बांधणे
a-ga bandhan-e
MSBahasa Melayu
ikat dahulu
i-kat da-hulu
MYမြန်မာ
ကျွန်ဆို
kyun so
NLNederlands
voorzeil vastmaken
voor-zayl vast-ma-ken
NONorsk
forstavns festning
for-stavns fest-ning
PAPA
ਪਾ ਬੰਨ੍ਹ
paa ban-n
PLPolski
mocowanie dziobu
mo-co-wa-nie dzio-bu
PTPortuguês
amarração da proa
a-mar-ra-ção da pro-a
RORomână
amarare prua
a-ma-ra-re pro-a
RUРусский
швартовка носа
shvar-tov-ka nos-a
SVSvenska
bryggfastning
bry-g-fast-ning
SWKiswahili
kuja kamba
koo-ja kam-ba
TAதமிழ்
முன் கட்ட
mun kat
TEతెలుగు
ముందు కట్ట
mundu kat-ta
THไทย
เชือกผูกหัวเรือ
cheuk puk hua reu
TLTL
pag-uugnay ng unahang
pa-g-oo-g-nay ng oo-nah-hang
TRTürkçe
burun bağlama
boo-run ba-gh-lama
UKУкраїнська
закріплення носа
zak-ri-p-nen-nya nos-a
URاردو
مُنْتَشِی کی
mun-ta-shee kee
VITiếng Việt
dây neo mũi
day neo mu-i
YOYO
ìṣọ̀ ṣe
ee-shoh she
ZH中文
船首绳
chuán shǒu shéng
ZUZU
ukuthiwe kamba
oo-koo-thee-we kam-ba

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