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tender

English translation: means of transporting water

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English term or phrase:tender
Selected answer:means of transporting water
Entered by: Anthony Indra

18:40 Sep 6, 2007
English language (monolingual) [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Engineering: Industrial / Fire Safety
English term or phrase: tender
It is written in a manual of firefighting, in Australian English:
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TENDER DELIVERY RATE
Determine time for complete round trip of tender.
Add tender fill time at source and dump time at fire.
Divide this total time into the capacity of the tender, to get Liters per minute (BAR) delivered to the fire, example:
10 minute time to water source = 20 minutes round trip
Fill time at source (378 LPM hydrant) = 30 minutes
Dump time at fire (1890 LPM) = 6 minutes
Handling time (hose connect, etc.) = 8 minutes
Total time = 64 minutes; Tender size = 11500 Liters
(Note: standard charts may not be effective due to variations in travel times, tender speed, dump rates, and fill rates)
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Is it tender = the water tank, or the whole fire truck?
Anthony Indra
United States
Local time: 16:36
means of transporting water
Explanation:
A water tender, which can also be known as a tanker truck or water bowser is a specialist fire appliance with the primary purpose of transporting large amounts of water to a scene. These are especially prevalent in rural areas where fire hydrants are not readily available.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fire_apparatus



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Mark Nathan
France
Local time: 01:36
Grading comment
Thank you all! I wish I can give points to all of you.
All of the answers seems very similar, so I simply pick the fastest answer... I hope nobody is dissatisfied...
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



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4 +4water truck
Kim Metzger
4 +1CARE!
Tony M
5cistern
Babelworth
3means of transporting water
Mark Nathan


  

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means of transporting water


Explanation:
A water tender, which can also be known as a tanker truck or water bowser is a specialist fire appliance with the primary purpose of transporting large amounts of water to a scene. These are especially prevalent in rural areas where fire hydrants are not readily available.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fire_apparatus





Mark Nathan
France
Local time: 01:36
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 12
Grading comment
Thank you all! I wish I can give points to all of you.
All of the answers seems very similar, so I simply pick the fastest answer... I hope nobody is dissatisfied...
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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +4
water truck


Explanation:
FIRE TENDER
http://www.watertrucks.com/tank_details.asp?id=6&cat=6


Kim Metzger
Mexico
Local time: 17:36
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  definitions
23 mins
agree  Jennifer Levey: yes, or water tender
3 hrs
agree  William [Bill] Gray: I think so, with such a huge capacity! But take note of Tony's warning!
3 hrs
agree  Elena Aleksandrova
1 day 19 hrs
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
CARE!


Explanation:
You need to watch out here!

Here's what NS OED has to say:

"A vehicle used by a fire brigade to transport hoses, ladders, or other equipment to a fire. Usu. w. qualifying wd, as fire tender, hose tender."

BUT in common fire brigade parlance, 'tender' alone is often used as short for 'fire tender' and therefore meaning 'fire truck'. Since even ordinary fire trucks often do carry water, you may have to be careful here to avoid mis-interpreting.


Tony M
France
Local time: 01:36
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 20

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Jennifer Levey: In the example quoted in the source text, the tender carries 11500 liters of water - that leaves little payload for other equipment. And you wouldn't want to do round trips with a multipurpose fire truck if the other kit is needed at the scene of the fire
30 mins
  -> True, very good points! I feel sure you and everyone else is right, but I just thought a word of caution was in order.
agree  William [Bill] Gray: Good point, Tony.
54 mins
  -> Thanks, Bill! Just meant as a 'heads up', to make sure all abses have been covered...
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14 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
cistern


Explanation:
source: wikipediae: Steam locomotives often haul a tender, which is a special railway truck designed to hold the locomotive's fuel (wood, coal, or oil) and water. In America, tenders are sometimes called coal-cars. Steam locomotives consume large quantities of both fuel and water. Locomotives that do not have tenders and carry all their fuel and water on board the locomotive itself are called tank engines. Examples are the fictional locomotive Thomas the Tank Engine and the German BR 89.



Babelworth
Congo, Democratic Republic
Local time: 00:36
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
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