Results for opposition translation from English to Xhosa

opposition
indawo

they met furious opposition from the german air force.
zahlangana nempikiswano endlongo-ndlongo ngakwisebe lezemicimbi yokuxhotyiswa olujongene nenqwelo moya zejamani.

lengthwise with the vessel. in opposition to athwart-ships.
ngobude benqanawe. ngokwahlukileyo kwiinqanawe ezinqamlezayo.

a vessel is wall-sided when her sides run up perpendicularly from the bends. in opposition to tumbling home or flaring out.
inqanawe inamacala xa amacala ayo amiswe ngokuthe nkqo kumagophe. jonga ku-tumblehome

the situation of a vessel, at anchor, when she swings by the force of the tide. in opposition to wind-rode.
imeko yenqanawe, kwi-ankile, xa ijika ngokunyanzelwa kukuzala nokurhoxa kolwandle. ukuchasa/ inkcaso yokuhamba ngokujika-jika.

the angle between your engine trail (called a wake by seamen) in the water and the keel line of your boat gives an indication of how much the combination or opposition of wind and current affect your actual direction.
i-engile ephakathi komsila we-injini (ibizwa ngokuba yindoda yaselwandle evukileyo) emanzini kwaye umgca osisiseko senqanawa kwisikhephe sakho inika ubonakaliso lokuba kudityaniswa njani na okanye isichasi somoya nomsinga ochaphazela uzinzo ecaleni.

a little reflection will reveal that if a ship has in-turning screws, paddlewheel effect and lateral wash will act in opposition to pressure-and-suction effect and to the fore-and-aft thrust when she is turning at rest.
ukhanyo okuncinci kunokutyhila ukuba inqanawa ijika ngesiskrufu namavili abhoxayo.