vigie

viʒi

Definition

Definition of vigie - Reverso French Dictionary

Noun, feminine

sentinellemarin chargé de surveiller les alentours depuis un navire

La vigie a signalé un navire à l'horizon.

guetteur

sentinelle

poste navalposte élevé sur un navire pour observer la mer

Le capitaine monte à la vigie pour examiner la côte.

poste d'observation

miradortour ou poste élevé pour surveiller un territoire

La vigie offre une vue panoramique sur la vallée.

mirador

tour de guet

écueil

TECH.

rochers dangereux affleurant à la surface de la mer

TECH.

Le navire évite soigneusement cette vigie sur sa route.

écueil

rocher

ferroviaire

Dated

loge située au sommet d'un wagon de marchandises

Dated

Le garde-frein surveille le convoi depuis la vigie.

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Images of vigie

poste élevé sur un navire pour observer la mer
tour ou poste élevé pour surveiller un territoire
rochers dangereux affleurant à la surface de la mer

Origin of vigie

français, vigie (surveillance) du vieux français vigie (guet)

Terms with vigie included in their meaning

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vigie

marin chargé de la surveillance depuis un poste d'observation

Examples of vigie in a sentence

Chaque nuit, une vigie montait la garde sur le pont supérieur.
Un marin est posté à la vigie toute la nuit.
La vigie signale un navire à l’horizon.
Un garde surveille la mer depuis la vigie.
La vigie a détecté un navire inconnu à l’horizon.
La carte signale la présence d'une vigie près du rivage.

Les pêcheurs redoutent cette vigie cachée sous l'eau.
La vigie offre une vue dégagée sur la voie ferrée.
Le chef de train a vérifié la vigie avant le départ.

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English:lookout, crow's nest, ...
German:Ausguck, Wachturm, ...
Italian:sentinella, vedetta, ...
Spanish:vigía, torre de observación, ...
Portuguese:vigia, posto de vigia, ...
Chinese:瞭望员, 瞭望台, ...
Japanese:見張り, 見張り台, ...
Arabic:مراقب السفينة, برج المراقبة البحري, ...
Hebrew:תַּצְפִּיתָן, עֶמְדַּת תַּצְפִּית, ...
Russian:наблюдатель, вахта, ...
Ukrainian:вартовий, вежа спостереження, ...
Catalan:vigia, talaia, ...
Danish:udkig, udkigspost, ...
Dutch:wachtpost, uitkijkpunt, ...
Greek:φύλακας, παρατηρητήριο, ...
Hungarian:őrszem, figyelőhely, ...
Khmer:អ្នកយាមមើលលើនាវា, ប៉ុស្តិ៍យាម, ...
Korean:감시병, 망루, ...
Polish:wachman, mars, ...
Portuguese (BR):vigia, boca de vigia, ...
Romanian:om de veghe, post de observație, ...
Swedish:utkik, utkikspost, ...
Thai:ยามเฝ้าระวัง, หอคอยสังเกตการณ์, ...
Turkish:gözcü, gözetleme yeri, ...
Vietnamese:người gác tàu, chòi quan sát, ...

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