Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Swedish term or phrase:
vattenluns
English translation:
waterspout
Added to glossary by
David Rumsey
Aug 5, 2022 01:50
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Swedish term
Canada
Fast, friendly and flexible.
Native in: English (Variants: Canadian, US) 
Works in: Swedish to English, Danish to English, Norwegian to English, and 1 more.
vattenluns
Swedish to English
Tech/Engineering
Ships, Sailing, Maritime
Older ships
Vatten ombord förvarades i tunnor och dracks ur bägare som kallades hämtare, vattenluns eller tumlare.
Description of life onboard a ship in 1700s.
Description of life onboard a ship in 1700s.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 3 | waterspout |
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Proposed translations
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Evgeny Sidorenko
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Works in field
Russian Federation
Multilingual Obersprachdientsleiter
Native in: Russian 
Works in: English to Russian, Russian to English, German to Russian, and 11 more.
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Discussion
The three items in the example are all water containers. I don't think you will find good direct translations for all of them. Any variation on jug or jar would do.
One used in many Commonwealth navies is "fanny", which may amuse North Americans!