Glossary entry

Arabic term or phrase:

ساحبات عفش

English translation:

Baggage Conveyor

Added to glossary by Peter Solomon
Mar 1, 2014 11:43
10 yrs ago
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Arabic term

ساحبات عفش

Arabic to English Bus/Financial Aerospace / Aviation / Space Iraqi contact
The context is a contract for air freight services. They are clearly devices for withdrawing freight from aircraft. However, I do not know the precise term used in English.
Many thanks
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Mar 1, 2014 14:57: Lamis Maalouf changed "Language pair" from "English to Arabic" to "Arabic to English"

Discussion

Peter Solomon (asker) Mar 1, 2014:
Only three of these devices are to be delivered, which means they must be quite important pieces of kit - i.e. not trolleys - I imagine they are mechanical unloaders of some description

Proposed translations

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Baggage Conveyor

Baggage conveyor belt loader. Pls check:

http://synairgia.com/AGSE Baggage Conveyor Belt Loader.html
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "I think this is most likely to be the device referred to. thank you"
53 mins

Aircraft cargo dollies/trailers

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ِAircraft containers / Aircraft pallets.

Aircraft containers.
Aircraft pallets.
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Unit load devices:

Airway unit load devices:

Air cargo is generally transported in special aircraft containers or on aircraft pallets. The unit load devices (ULD) are primarily produced for safety reasons and to protect the cargo on board the aircraft.

Another option.

و الله أعلم
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8 hrs

tow tractors

If you google the first word + images you get pictures of tractors so I thought these might be intended. See
http://www.trepel.com/products/tractors.html
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23 hrs

Luggage tugs

Small towing tractor for towing luggage trolleys
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