bossoir

bɔswaʁ

Definition

Definition of bossoir - Reverso French Dictionary

Noun, masculine

canot

Dated

potence qui sert à hisser une petite embarcation sur un navire

Dated

Les marins utilisent le bossoir pour remonter le canot de sauvetage.

davier

grue de bord

potence

ancre

Dated

pièce saillante à la proue d'un navire pour manœuvrer l'ancre

Dated

L'ancre est fixée au bossoir tribord avant le mouillage.

davier

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potence qui sert à hisser une petite embarcation sur un navire

Expressions with bossoir

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ancre de bossoir

ancre suspendue au bossoir d'un navire pour ancrage rapide

L'équipage prépare l'ancre de bossoir pour l'arrivée au port.

Origin of bossoir

français, bosse (protubérance) + -oir (suffixe)

Terms with bossoir included in their meaning

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capon

marine

palan avec crochet pour hisser l'ancre au bossoir

ancre de bossoir

navigation

ancre suspendue au bossoir d'un navire pour ancrage rapide

Examples of bossoir in a sentence

Ils ont réparé le bossoir pour pouvoir hisser le petit bateau plus facilement.
Le bossoir bâbord a besoin d'être réparé avant le départ.
Le marin vérifie le bossoir avant de lever l'ancre.

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English:davit, cathead, ...
German:Davits, Kranbalken, ...
Italian:gruetta, bosso, ...
Spanish:pescante, botalón de ancla, ...
Portuguese:baleeira, bossoar, ...
Chinese:吊艇架, 锚架, ...
Japanese:ダビット, アンカーダビット, ...
Arabic:رافعة القارب, رافعة المرساة, ...
Hebrew:דָּוִית, חֵלֶק בּוֹלֵט בַּחֹד שֶׁל סְפִינָה, ...
Russian:шлюпбалка, клюз, ...
Ukrainian:босор, якірний кран, ...
Catalan:bosssor, bocina, ...
Danish:davit, klyds, ...
Dutch:davit, ankerrol, ...
Greek:ανυψωτικό, βραχίονας άγκυρας, ...
Hungarian:daru, horgonyemelő, ...
Khmer:ដងស្ទូចសម្រាប់លើកទូកតូចឡើងលើនាវា, ដាវីតយុថ្កា, ...
Korean:데이빗, 보스와, ...
Polish:żurawik, kabestan kotwiczny, ...
Portuguese (BR):bossoar, guindaste de âncora, ...
Romanian:bosor, bârnă de ancorare, ...
Swedish:dävert, ankardävert, ...
Thai:คานยกเรือเล็ก, แขนสมอ, ...
Turkish:sandal vinci, çapa babası, ...
Vietnamese:cần trục hạ thủy, cần neo, ...

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Definition of bossoir - Reverso French Dictionary

Noun, masculine

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