Results for sheerpole translation from English to Xhosa

above the sheerpole.
ngaphezu kwencam yomhlaba epheleleyo

the operation of fitting ratlines is known as rattling down, because originally it was begun at the masthead and continued downwards, but the modern practice is to rattle upwards from the sheerpole.
indlela ekulinganiswa ngayo intambo zempuku ebizwa ngokuba luzingelo lwempuku lwaphantsi kuba ngokukuko yaqala kwiflegi yentloko yaqhubekeka ngokuhlela phantsi, kodwa kwixesha langoku kukuzingela phezulu ukusuka kwipali ethe ngqo.

above the sheerpole, at intervals of about 15 in., the shrouds may be joined by a number of light horizontal lines called ratlines; the shrouds then form a ladder, of which the ratlines are the rungs, for use when going aloft.
ngaphezulu kwepali epheleleyo ikhefu olukwi 15 zonke iindawo, izigubungelo singadityaniswa nenani lezikhanyisi ezithe tyaba ezibizwa ngokuba yintambo yeempuku, isigubungelo sakhe ileli, apho kwajikeleziswa intambo yeempuku, esetyenziswa xa kusiyiwa phezulu