Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term or phrase:
borne de virage aux escadrilles de bombardement
English translation:
navigation landmark for bomber squadrons
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Barbara Cochran, MFA
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borne de virage aux escadrilles de bombardement
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Contexte :
Le poste était central et occupait une position-clé sur la Loire. Ce fut pour le conservateur qui en était chargé la source de nombreux soucis. Les hautes toitures, faciles à reconnaître, constituaient un point de repère pour la RAF. Un raid dans la nuit du 22 au 23 octobre 1942, au cours duquel le château servit de borne de virage aux escadrilles de bombardement, fit craindre pour la sécurité du bâtiment et celle des collections.
Merci Beaucoup,
Barbara
Le poste était central et occupait une position-clé sur la Loire. Ce fut pour le conservateur qui en était chargé la source de nombreux soucis. Les hautes toitures, faciles à reconnaître, constituaient un point de repère pour la RAF. Un raid dans la nuit du 22 au 23 octobre 1942, au cours duquel le château servit de borne de virage aux escadrilles de bombardement, fit craindre pour la sécurité du bâtiment et celle des collections.
Merci Beaucoup,
Barbara
Proposed translations
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| 4 +4 | navigation landmark for bomber squadrons |
Anton Konashenok
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| 4 | A "traffic bollard" |
Andrew Bramhall
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Oct 2, 2021 11:24: Barbara Cochran, MFA Created KOG entry
Proposed translations
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navigation landmark for bomber squadrons
It's merely a ground landmark to be visually recognised by the pilots. The most literal rendition would be "turnpoint landmark" or "turning landmark", but "navigation landmark" is used much more frequently and is essentially the same, as a visual navigation route is just a sequence of legs plotted from one landmark to another.
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Note added at 1 hr (2021-09-21 20:46:06 GMT)
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On the other hand, "point de repère" also means a landmark, so you may want to translate this one as "turnpoint".
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Note added at 1 hr (2021-09-21 20:46:06 GMT)
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On the other hand, "point de repère" also means a landmark, so you may want to translate this one as "turnpoint".
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: Yes to "turning point", at least in UK English.
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In aviation usage it's usually "turnpoint", "turn point" or "waypoint".
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tradu-grace
: For centuries the cape with its lighthouse has remained an impo rtant landmark for navigation. amigos-magazin.eu Depuis des siècles, le cap et son phare sont un point de repère important pour les navigateurs. amigos-magazin.eu
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Andrew Bramhall
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A "traffic bollard"
for the bombing squadrons;
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