футшток

English translation: foot-gauge

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Russian term or phrase:футшток
English translation:foot-gauge
Entered by: Denis Shepelev

12:40 Jun 7, 2011
Russian to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Surveying
Russian term or phrase: футшток
Добрый день!
Подскажите, как лучше перевести термин "футшток"?
Контекст:
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Цифры на марке [часовни Даниловского монастыря] означают следующее: 1877 – это, конечно, год установки; 2210 – порядковый номер знака; 7.77 – это самое интересное, это высота прорези в саженях относительно ***футштока***, установленного на урезе Москвы-реки против Даниловского монастыря.
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Заранее спасибо,
Игорь.
Igor Timko
United Kingdom
Local time: 13:41
foot-gauge
Explanation:
White Salmon River Real-Time Water Levels
Note: the White Salmon River is most accurately measured by a foot-gauge downstream from Husum Falls.
http://www.blueskyoutfitters.com/whitesalmon-waterlevels.php
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Denis Shepelev
Bulgaria
Local time: 15:41
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3 +2foot-gauge
Denis Shepelev
4Tide gauge
erika rubinstein
4river gauge
rikka
Summary of reference entries provided
definitions of 'tide gauge'
Andrei B

  

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Tide gauge


Explanation:
http://dic.academic.ru/dic.nsf/ushakov/1079686

erika rubinstein
Local time: 14:41
Native speaker of: Native in RussianRussian, Native in GermanGerman
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foot-gauge


Explanation:
White Salmon River Real-Time Water Levels
Note: the White Salmon River is most accurately measured by a foot-gauge downstream from Husum Falls.
http://www.blueskyoutfitters.com/whitesalmon-waterlevels.php


Denis Shepelev
Bulgaria
Local time: 15:41
Native speaker of: Native in BulgarianBulgarian, Native in RussianRussian
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agree  LanaUK
1 hr
  -> Спасибо, Лана.

agree  cyhul
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river gauge


Explanation:
i think here it might be just a river gauge (no tide in Moscow), such being easier to visualize; the idea of it being split into feet is rather technical and not of essence here, imho

It would be nice to somehow keep the good old Fußstock in, though

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Note added at 1 day1 hr (2011-06-08 14:11:51 GMT)
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футшток is the general name for this piece of equipment in this context, and so is "river gauge"

rikka
Germany
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3 hrs
Reference: definitions of 'tide gauge'

Reference information:
Wikipedia:
"A tide gauge is a device for measuring sea level and detecting tsunamis"

Collins English Dictionary (1991-2003):
tide gauge (Earth Sciences / Physical Geography) = a gauge used to measure extremes or the present level of tidal movement

See the references below

NOAA Tsunami Vocabulary:
Tide Gauge = An instrument that measures the alternate rising and falling of the waters of the ocean, and of bays, rivers, etc., connected therewith. The tide ebbs and flows twice in each lunar day, or the space of a little more than twenty-four hours
http://www.tsunami.noaa.gov/terminology.html


    Reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tide_gauge
    Reference: http://www.thefreedictionary.com/tide-gauge
Andrei B
Native speaker of: Native in RussianRussian
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