Results for nonxweme translation from Xhosa to English

ngokuchasene nonxweme.
opposite to port.

ukumisa kumgama othile nonxweme.
to heave to at some distance from shore.

ukushiya idokisi ngokujongene nonxweme olunomoya.
leaving a dock in an onshore wind.

umhlaba obambayo kude nonxweme wawusaziwa ngohluphekileyo.
the holding ground offshore was known to be poor.

inqanawa iselunxwemeni xa isemhlabeni okanye kufutshane nonxweme
ship is ashore when aground on or near the shore.

ukubuyisa umva isikrufu sakufuphi nonxweme akubonakali kunokunceda.
to put astern power on the offshore screw is not likely to help.

kwiinqanawa i hm kukhethwa i-ankile ekude nonxweme.
in h.m. ships the offshore anchor is often preferred.

ngoko ke kuqhelekile ukususa i-ankile yakude nonxweme.
hence it is more usual to let go the offshore anchor.

amathambeka ohlukanisa izithuthi ezinamavili kungekho khareji zingabekwa phakathi kweenqanawa kunye nonxweme
ramps to accommodate bogies can be placed between the ship and the shore.

kufutshane nonxweme, ukususa imasti akubangeli shoqo ingozi enkulu kwisikhitshane nabasebenzi.
near the coast, a dismasting does not always present an overwhelming danger to boat and crew.

kananjalo, zaye zixhotyiselwe ukuvumbulula iinkwili ezikufutshane namachweba kunye nonxweme olumanzi anganzulwanga .
however, they were specially equipped to detect submarines in approaches to harbours and in shallow coastal waters.

izityalo ezidadayo ezime kude nonxweme zakubaluleka nangakumbi njengoko izityalo ezinyityikilisiweyo neetanki zerhasi ezilayishwe okokugqibela
floating plants located just offshore will become of increasing importance as liquefaction plants and gas tanker loading terminals.

indawe emtyibilizi ngumgangatho othambekileyo owakhiwe kummandla okufutshane nonxweme kumlambo enzulu okanye ichweba lomlambo.
a slipway is a sloping platform erected on the foreshore of a deep river or estuary.

ezi zixhalabisa indlela elandelweyo, kunye nentlu kunonongo oluthile njengokuba zisetyenziswa kude nonxweme kubonakale kwiintaka.
these concerned the routes followed, and hints of such practices as the use of shore-sighting birds.

izithintelo ezikhoyo zibeka embindini woqhutyo lwenqanawa ngabanye abaphathi bamazibuko abangangeni ndawo kuba inqanawa zakuthwala zothule zimise kude nonxweme
the current restrictions imposed on nuclear propelled ships by some port authorities will be irrelevant, since the ships will load and discharge at off-shore installations well out to sea.

imaa yayikho kude nonxweme okanye kumlawuli wephenyane elibhexwayo elugqatsweni lweenqanawa, yayingabakhulu ababengekho kwikhomishini yamalungu enqanawa kula kamapani.
the maa in shore establishments, or the coxswain of a ship, is the senior non-commissioned member of the ship's company.

impahla yokwethula kule nqanawa inelona qondo lokukhulula umbilini ongama 3,300 eetoni ngeyure le igqitha umbilini oyanyaniswe nonxweme lokukhulula impahla.
the self-unloading gear on this ship has a maximum discharge capacity of 3 300 tons per hour which far exceeds the capacity of shore-based discharging gear.

ebusuku xa umphandle womhlaba ubanda, imimoya yakude nonxweme yenziwa ngumoya obandayo osuka kumgangatho ophezulu etsalwa ngumbizane womhlaba ukuya kumgangatho osezantsi.
at night when the land surface is cold, off-shore winds are caused by cold air from high ground being drawn by gravity towards the lower ground.

isebe elikufutshane nonxweme lomsinga i-agalasi ebonakala eyakhiwe ukusuka kwiphondo lethemba elilungileyo yaye idibana kumsinga we-ikweyitha.
inshore branch of agulhas current, setting from cape of good hope and merging in equatorial current.

abahambi ngenqanawa bamangesi namabreton kwixesha lasembindini mhlawumbi njenge ngamadoda amaninzi aselwadle akude nonxweme namhlanje, lolukabani olulwazi lomzantsi wolwandle namaza kuncedo lwenkosi yawo kulwazi lokuqhutywa kwenqanawa.
english and breton sailors in the middle ages were perhaps like many offshore fishermen today, whose knowledge of the sea bottom and the tides is their chief aid to navigation.