Glossary entry

Spanish term or phrase:

cacholas

English translation:

Mast Cheeks

Added to glossary by P Forgas
Aug 18, 2012 19:23
11 yrs ago
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Spanish term

cacholas

Spanish to English Tech/Engineering Petroleum Eng/Sci
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la plataforma presentaba varios problemas adicionales, entre los cuales se incluye, la oxidación de las **cacholas**, vía de acceso y escalera del atracadero, el deterioro y agrietamiento de los pilotes y el piso en general.

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Proposed translations (English)
3 +1 Mast Cheeks
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Aug 29, 2012 17:46: P Forgas Created KOG entry

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Mast Cheeks

Mast Cheeks. A term applied to brackets of metal or wood fitted over on each side of a mast underneath the crosstrees or a mast platform.
titanic-model.com/glossary/m.shtml

Cachola
Cada una de las dos piezas curvas con que se forma el cuello del palo de un buque de vela en la antigua construcción de madera.
Piezas que se aplican a un palo, afirmándolas con pernos pasantes, para sujetar las jarcias.

http://www.proteccioncivil.org/catalogo/carpeta02/carpeta24/...


esto es para buques, no sé si aplica a las plataformas, aunque en general se adaptó el vocabulario marítimo a las plataformas.
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agree Mónica Algazi
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Mast cheek / cheek block

On a boat, a *cachola* is a mast cheek. Perhaps these would be cheek blocks?
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