Results for bentambo translation from Xhosa to English

ubomi bentambo yocingo.
life of wire rope.

le yemfutshane kubude bentambo.
this is a short length of cordage.

indawo esiphakathini sobude bentambo.
the middle part of a length of rope.

ubude bentambo bulinganiselwa ngee fathomus.
the length of a rope is measured in fathoms.

ubukhulu bentambo abufunekanga busekwe ngokungakhanthalelwa.
a length of rope should never be cut unnecessarily.

isetyenziswa ukudibanisa ubude bentambo yombane kunye.
used to join two lengths of cable together.

le mityaba akufunekanga ibhidaniswe nobuflethi bentambo yonke.
these flats must not be confused with flattening of the whole rope.

iankile yakuelala yayililitye elibotshelelwe kubude bentambo iziyekileyo.
the primitive anchor was a rock attached to a length of crude rope.

okokuba zikhuselwe zombini, kufakelwa oonogada bentambo aboneleyo.
if twin-screwed, she is fitted with efficient rope guards.

indlu yoqingqo mthetho yakhelwe ukubamba iziphelo zobude bentambo.
a senhouse slip is designed to hold the end of a length of cable.

ngamavili enemikrolo yentambo isondelelene, ubomi obubalulekileyo bentambo abulindelekanga.
with the sheaves close together, a reasonable life for the rope cannot be expected.

isiphelo sentambo okanye ukuphelelwa kwentambo sesona siphelo sibude bentambo.
the bare end, or fag end, is the extreme end of a length of rope.

ubude bentambo bendowo ema kuyo inqanawe bubungangomlinganiselo eyi 107 (606 ft).
the length of a ship's anchor cable was once 101 fathoms (606 ft).

ilaphu locuvingca lichazwe ngokobungakanani bentambo apho enye yenziwayo, ephawulwe kwinto eyivingcayo.
metal blocks are classified by the size of rope for which each is designed, which is marked on a plate affixed to one cheek.

amakhamandela adibanisa ubude bentambo, enye kwenye asenokuba nemiqheba eqinileyo okanye angabi nayo.
the shackles which join the lengths of cable to each other may be either lugged or lugless.

ngamanye amaxesha umntu olimeleyo uphambili kwinqanawa kunobude bentambo yokusindisa abantu xa besengozini yokutshona.
sometimes a casualty is further from the ship than the length of lifeline.

incazelo ethe vetshe malunga nekwalamana phakathi kobude bentambo nobunzulu bamanzi inikwe kumqulu iinowesi iii.
further details of the ratio between length of cable and depth of water are given in volumes ii and iii.

olu lurhintyelo olunanane olungena ngqo ekuphelani lwentsontola enkulu, yenziwe ngentambo eyikota ubungakonani bentambo yentsimbi.
this is a small loop fitted to the pointed end of a large fibre hawser, and is made from rope of about one-quarter the size of its hawser.

ezinye zembonakalo ziye zifune uncedo ekuphoseni ozenzele bentambo zentsinga zezi: olophuko lwamandla, nokuveka.
some of the qualities which have helped the swing towards the use of man-made fibre ropes are: breaking strength and stretch.

ezi zenziwe ngemisonto yomlinganiselo ngobungakanani obuncinci bentambo zocingi okanye ityathanga kwaye iyabhadula phakathi kovingco kwiflegi ende okanye kwifanele.
these are made of cordage, of small-size wire rope or of chain, and are rove through blocks on the masts or funnels.